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Insolent

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

Malicious

desiring to harm others or see them suffer; spiteful; arising from malice

Melodramatic

overdramatic; appealing to emotions; sensational

Mischievous

causing annoyance, harm, or trouble; slyly teasing; irresponsibly playful

Moralistic

displaying a concern with morality; narrowly or traditionally moral

Moralizing

giving a moral quality or direction to

Obdurate

unmoved by persuasion or tender feelings; stubbornly resistant to moral influence

Obsequious

overly obedient and/or submissive

Ominous

indicating evil or harm; foreshadowing; threatening

Overbearing

domineering; doctoral; rudely arrogant

Pedantic

didactic; overly concerned with tiny details or formalisms, especially in teaching

Pessimistic

expecting the worst possible outcome

Petty

of little or no importance or consequence

Pompous

characterized by a gaudy display of dignity or importance

Pretentious

characterized by assumption of dignity or importance

Recalcitrant

resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; obstinately defiant

Self-deprecating

belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest

Selfish

caring only for oneself; concerned with one’s own interests

Sentimental

weakly emotional; mawkishly (exaggeratedly, childishly) tender or susceptible

Severe

harsh; unnecessarily extreme; serious or stern in manner

Sinister

threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous

Sly

cunning or wily; stealth, insidious, or secret

Sophomoric

suggesting the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious or overconfident but immature

Stern

firm, strict, or uncompromising; hard, harsh, or severe

Strident

marking a harsh, insistent sound; grating; excessively and unpleasantly forceful

Threatening

tending to menace; causing alarm; ominous; sinister

Vindictive

revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving

Abashed

uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed

Anxious

Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear, danger, or misfortune

Apprehensive

uneasy or fearful

Desperate

reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency

Diffident

Lacking confidence in one’s own ability; timid; reserved, unassertive

Dreary

causing sadness or gloom; dull; boring

Elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation, often for something now past