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repressive

to keep under control; puritanical; maintaining order; quelling or putting down rebellion or disorder

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resigned

feeling or marked by acceptance; acquiescent; unresisting

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restrained

keep in check or under control; repress

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reverent

showing profound veneration and respect

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sanctimonious

exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue, smug and self-righteousness; holier than thou

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sardonic

scornful; mocking; cynical

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satiric

of or pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire; sardonic and ironical

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sentimental

expressive of or appealing to sentiment; weakly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender

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scornful

full of contempt or disdain, as felt toward a person or object considered despicable or inferior

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seductive

tending to seduce or tempt toward sex or immoral action; alluring; beguiling; coquettish; piquant

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serene

unruffled; tranquil; dignified; placid

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sneering

speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner

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sober

marked by seriousness or gravity; solemn

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solemn

deeply earnest; serious; grave

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somber

dark, gloomy, lugubrious

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soporific

tending to induce sleep; somniferous; calming; deadening; hypnotizing

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supercilious

characterized by haughty scorn; disdainful; haughtily contemptuous

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sympathetic

of expressing feeling resulting from sympathy; compassionate

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taunting

to provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks; mock; jeer at

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tounge in cheek

meant or expressed ironically or facetiously

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trite

overused and commonplace; lacking interest or originality; prosaic; banal; clichéd

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urbane

having or showing the refined manners of polite society; elegant; sophisticated; polished; proper

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vexed

irritated; annoyed; troubled

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whimsical

capricious; playful; arbitrary

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zealous

filled with or motivated by zeal; ardent; enthusiastic; fervent