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Hello, today we're going to learn how to
use 12 adjectives to describe gadgets.

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First of all, let's learn what an
adjective is. Adjectives are words that

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describe a noun or a phrase. They give
information about the noun, tell their

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characteristics and they appear usually
before the noun, but they can also appear

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alone after the verb 'to be'.
Some useful adjectives that you can

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use are descriptive adjectives. These are
the ones that Express the quality of a

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noun and describe things like the size,
age, shape, color, material, origin or

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purpose of the noun.
Let's look at some examples.

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For example: 'we ate some
delicious food' 'He has a beautiful face'

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'She's a clever student.' 'Give me that
green notebook.' 'He bought a diamond ring.'

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'delicious', 'beautiful', 'clever', 'green', and
'diamond' are examples of

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descriptive adjectives that go with
nouns in these phrases. Now, let's have a

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look at 12 adjectives that we can use to
describe gadgets. The first one is

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'appealing' and its antonym is 'unappealing'. 
It means 'attractive or interesting'

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and comes from the word 'appeal'. 
For example: 'The product offers an

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appealing design'
'Innovative'. It means: 'new and

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different, using new methods or ideas'
For example, 'They introduced a number of

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innovative solutions.' 'Bizarre' means 'strange
or unusual' and 'quirky' means 'unusual in an

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interesting and attractive way.' For
example: 'the quirky designs of Desigual

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made the brand popular in the
2000s.' An example of 'bizarre' is: 'it's

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bizarre for this kind of technology to
be so easy to use.'

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One more adjective is 'compact',
meaning 'using a very little space'.

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For example, 'a compact camera'.
Also, 'user-friendly', which means:

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'simple for people to use'. For example:
a user friendly interface'.

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Another adjective is 'portable'
which means: 'light or small, possible to

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take with you.' For example: 'a portable
radio, a portable phone or a portable

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computer.' One more adjective: 'practical'.
Means 'suitable for a situation or able

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to offer effective solutions'. For example:
I tend to wear clothes that are

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practical, rather than
fashionable'. :et's have a look at some

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other adjectives. 'Stylish'.
Stylish means 'of a high quality

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in appearance or design'. It means
'attractive'. Another example is trendy.

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'Trendy' means: 'modern and
influenced by the most recent fashions

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or ideas'. For example: 'trendy clothes' or
the sentence: 'New York is full of shops

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with trendy products and designs'. One
more adjective: 'Versatile'. Versatile means:

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'able to do different things or to be
used for different purposes'. For example:

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'a leather jacket is always
a very versatile garment'

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The last adjective that we will
study is 'wearable'. It means 'easy to wear'

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or 'that can be worn'. For example: 'they
offer clothes that are both affordable and

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wearable. Here we have 12 adjectives
that you can use to describe gadgets.

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Thank you very much