CPE Adjectives

contrived

/kənˈtraɪvd/

• relating to things that are happening now

• attractive in an exciting and special way

• artificial and difficult to believe

atrocious

/əˈtrəʊ.ʃəs/

• relating to things that are happening now

• attractive in an exciting and special way

• of very bad quality / violent and shocking

topical

/ˈtɒp·ɪ·kəl/

• relating to things that are happening now

• attractive in an exciting and special way

• a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens

cliffhanger

/ˈklɪfˌhæŋ.ər/

• relating to things that are happening now

• showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

• a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens

far-fetched

/ˌfɑːrˈfetʃt/

• relating to things that are happening now

• showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

• very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

unconvincing

/ˌʌn.kənˈvɪn.sɪŋ/

• it does not sound or seem true or real.

• showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

• doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

hackneyed

/ˈhæk.nid/

• it does not sound or seem true or real.

• phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning.

• doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

mundane

/mʌnˈdeɪn/

• very ordinary and therefore not interesting

• phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning.

• doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

compulsive

/kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/

• very ordinary and therefore not interesting

• doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

• showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

corny

/ˈkɔː.ni/

• relating to things that are happening now

• showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

• of very bad quality / violent and shocking