Describing people

Quick-tempered

tending to become angry very quickly and easily

Opportunistic

making use of an opportunity, especially to get an advantage for yourself; not done in a planned way

Conservative

opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values

Methodical

doing things in a careful and logical way

Affectionate

showing caring feelings and love for somebody

Stingy

​not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money

Placid

not easily excited or annoyed

materialistic

caring more about money and possessions than anything else

Thrifty - frugal

​careful about spending money and not wasting things

Parsimonious

extremely unwilling to spend money

Dogmatic

being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions

Astute

very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage

brusque

using very few words and sounding rude

Unscrupulous

without moral principles; not honest or fair

Verbose

using or containing more words than are needed

Garrulous

​talking a lot, especially about unimportant things

Conscientious

taking care to do things carefully and correctly

Chauvinistic

• believing that men are more important, intelligent or better than women

• ​showing an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others

Obliging

​very willing to help

Sentimental

producing emotions such as sympathy, romantic love, or being sad, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much

Superficial

not studying or looking at something carefully or completely; seeing only what is obvious

Tactless

saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people

Cunning

able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somebody

Shrewd

clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation

Extravagant

​spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary

Altruistic

​caring about the needs and happiness of other people and being willing to do things to help them, even if it brings no advantage to yourself; selfless

Morose

​unhappy, in a bad mood and not talking very much

Sharp-tongued

• given to using cutting, harsh, or critical language.

• Often criticizing people and speaking in a severe way

Unstinting

given or giving generously

Resolute

​strong and determined

Dogged

​showing determination; not giving up easily

Industrious

​working hard; busy

Immoderate

​extreme; not reasonable

Sober

serious and sensible