Tone words, Section 7

apathetic

showing little or no emotion; indifferent

candid

honest, open, straightforward

cautionary

admonitory; serving as a warning

clinical

highly objective; scientific

detached

separated; disconnected; free of emotion

didactic

instructive; inclined to teach or moralize, often excessively

erudite

characterized by great knowledge; scholarly

frank

open and sincere in expression; straightforward

impartial

not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

indifferent

 not caring one way or the other

informative

educational, useful, explanatory

laconic

expressing much in few words; concise; succinct

matter-of-fact

no-nonsense

pedantic

 excessively scholarly or bookish; ostentatious about one’s learning

pedestrian

lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction; prosaic or dull

prosaic

lacking in imaginativeness or originality

restrained

reserved, controlled

solemn

very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression