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Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings
Apathetic
Indifferent, uncaring
Austere
Strict, stern, simple
Bantering
Teasing, playful
Brusque
Abrupt, curt, terse
Candid
Honest and open
Carping
Whining, nagging, critical
Censorious
Condemning, severely critical, fault-finding
Complacent
Satisfied with oneself, therefore uncaring, smug, and unbothered
Conciliatory
Always aiming for peace or to pacify
Contemptuous
Full of deep hatred
Contentious
Easily prone to fighting, quarrelsome
Cynical
Bitterly pessimistic
Dejected
Disheartened, depressed
Derisive
Showing contempt through ridicule and scorn
Desolate
Lonely, dreary, dismal
Didactic
Intending to be intrusive, lecturing or teaching too much
Dogmatic
Opinionated, preachy, firm and unyielding in one's beliefs
Ebullient
Overflowing with enthusiasm and joy
Effusive
Gushing praise
Elegiac
Expressing sorrow or lament
Fervent
Ardent, showing intensity of feelings
Flippant
Disrespectful, lacking in seriousness
Haughty
Proud, arrogant, snobbish
Incisive
Cutting directly, to the point
Incredulous
Unbelieving
Indignant
Angry because of something one feels is unjust
Intemperate
Uncontrolled, unrestrained, going to extremes
Irony
Sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they usually mean
Jocund
Joyful, cheerful
Laudatory
Giving praise
Lethargic
Drowsy, sluggish, apathetic
Lugubrious
Mournful
Pedantic
Making a show of knowledge, excessively concerned with minute details
Pensive
Wistful or dreamily thoughtful
Petulant
Insolent, rude, like a spoiled child
Pithy
Concise, crisp
Puckish
Mischievous, rascally
Reticent
Reserved, reluctant to speak, restrained
Rhapsodic
Extravengtly emotional, euphoric, elated
Sanguine
Confident, optimistic
Sardonic
Mocking, sarcastic
Smug
Highly self-satisfied
Somber
Extremely serious, gloomy
Strident
Harsh, insistent
Timorous
Timid, fearful
Vitriolic
Caustic, scathing, viciously cruel
Whimsical
Fanciful, playful, impulsive
Wry
Cleverly ironic , grimly humorous
Zealous
Fervent, filled with passion
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