Augmentative, diminutive and derogatory adjectives

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• Examples of augmentative adjectives
• Sentences with augmentative adjectives
• Examples of diminutive adjectives
• Sentences with diminutive adjectives
• Examples of derogatory adjectives
• Sentences with derogatory adjectives

A adjective It is a type of word that accompanies the noun and expresses a characteristic or quality about it. When adjectives are attached to certain suffixes, they can becomeaugmentative, diminutive or derogatory, modifying some aspect of the adjective.

• Augmentative adjectives. They exalt or elevate a condition or characteristic and are widely used in colloquial language. Some augmentative suffixes are: -ote, -ota, -ón, -ona, -azo, -aza. For example: grandote, friendazo, breadzone. 
• Diminutive adjectives. They diminish the characteristic or condition of an adjective. Some diminutive suffixes are: -ito, -ita, -cito, -cita, -ico, -ica, -illa, -illo. For example: poorappointment, littleito, kidilla,
• Derogatory adjectives. They indicate a pejorative condition with respect to the adjective, providing a value judgment. Some derogatory suffixes are: -ucho, -ucha, -uelo, -uela, -eja, -ejo, -uda, udo. For example: flacucho, toothuda, alleyuela.

Examples of augmentative adjectives

Sentences with augmentative adjectives

1. The sign had letters big.
2. I do not dare to talk to that altote.
3. My brother is a good guy, everyone wants it.
4. I am big nose, just like my mother.
5. Aren't you a little big man to cry like that?
6. My new gym teacher is a hefty.
7. I can't stop looking at her cheeks plump.
8. It was the longest movie I ever saw in my life, a bore.

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Examples of diminutive adjectives

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Sentences with diminutive adjectives

1. The lighthouse was too high to reach it without ladder.
2. The morning coffee was quite bitter.
3. I like your dress yellowish.
4. Aunt Marta's new pants fit a little tight.
5. Don't be afraid, the dog is good guy.
6. Soup was ok warm.
7. The price of dinner last night seemed something to me dear.
8. Pablo left us a message short.
9. The food was ugly.
10. He is a fine boy strong.
11. The neighbor is a bit chubby.
12. Get ready, this is going to be a ride long.
13. Melina's uniform this year is colored rosita.
14. The traffic is quite heavy.
15. The movie had a medium ending weird.
16. The children were fine with the pictures pretty.
17. The circles were fine round.
18. His pants pocket was a little rotito.
19. We should change this curtain, you see something old lady.
20. Can i borrow that lipstick red what looks so good on you?

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Examples of derogatory adjectives

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• Derogatory adjectives
• Derogatory nouns

Sentences with derogatory adjectives

1. Rubén was a good man, quite tall for my taste.
2. Carlos was no taller than 1.50 meters. It was too much bajucho for Carmen
3. Won't you be sick? You look somewhat white.
4. I don't like how they painted everything with that color blackish.
5. You just arrived at this company, you are just a little boy.
6. The clothes they gave me seem to be from some poor lot.
7. Cumbia is a type of music too mob for my taste.