Lit terms

Amiable

Having a friendly, pleasant, and good-natured manner.

Enraptured

Filled with intense pleasure, joy, or delight.

Admonitory

Giving or conveying a warning or gentle reprimand.

Didactic

Intended to teach, particularly having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Solicitous

Showing interest, concern, or anxious care for someone's well-being.

Imperturbable

Unable to be upset or excited; calm and self-controlled.

Ribald

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.

Flippant

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude toward grave matters.

Sardonic

Grimly mocking, cynical, or bitterly sarcastic.

Patronizing

Treating someone with apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.