Sophisticated adjectives

adamant

unyielding; firm in opinion

adroit

skillful and clever; resourceful

Amatory

of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking

Antic

a childish act or gesture

arcadian

serene

baleful

deadly, foreboding

bellicose

quarrelsome

billions

unpleasant; peevish

boorish

crude; insensitive

calamitous

disastrous

caustic

corrosive; sarcastic

cerulean

sky blue

comely

attractive

concomitant

accompanying

contumacious

rebellious

corpulent

obese

crapulous

immoderate in appetite

defamatory

maliciously misrepresenting

didactic

conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson

dilatory

causing delay; tardy

dowdy

ill-fashioned; shabby; an unkempt woman

efficacious

producing the desired effect; effective

effulgent

brilliantly radiant

egregious

conspicuous; flagrant

Endemic

prevalent; native; peculiar to a certain area

equanimous

Equal; balanced

execrable

wretched, detestable

fastidous

meticulous, overly dedicated

Feckless

weak and irresponsible

Fecund

Prolific, inventive

Friable

Brittle

Fulsome

abundant, overdone, effusive

Garrulous

wordy, talkative

Guileless

niave

Gustatory

having to do with taste or eating

Heuristic

learning through trial and error process

Incendiary

inflammatory, combustible, hot

insidiuos

treacherous, subtle, seductive

Histrionic

theatrical, affected

Hubristic

excessively proud or self-confident

Insolent

impudent; contemptuous; disrespectful

Intransignet

uncompromising; stubborn

Inveterate

habitual, persistent

Invidiuos

resentful, envious, obnoxious

Irksome

annoying

Jejune

dull, puerile

Jocular

jesting, playful

judiciuos

discreet

Lachrymose

tearful; sad

Limpid

serene, simple, transparent

loquaciuos

talkative

luminous

clearing, shining

Mannered

artificial, stilted

Mendacious

disceptive

Meretriiciuos

pretentious, whorish, superficially appealing

minatory

menacing

mordant

biting, pungent, incisive

munificent

lavish, generous

nefarious

wicked

Noxiuos

harmful, corrupting

obtuse

blunt, stupid

parsimonious

frugal, restrained

pendulous

suspended, indecisive

pernicious

deadly, injurious

pervasive

widespread

petulant

rude, ill-humored

platitudinous

resembling or full of dull or banal comments

precipitate

steep, speedy

propitious

benevolent, advantageous, auspicious

puckish

Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful

querellous

cranky, whining

quiescent

untroublesome, inactive

rebarbative

repellent; irritating.

recalcitrant

obstinate, resistant

redolent

evocative, reminiscent, aromatic

rhadamanthine

harshly strict

risible

laughable

rimunative

comtemplative

sagacious

wise, discerning

salubrious

healthy

sartorial

relating to attire, especially tailored fashions

sclerotic

hardening

serpentine

snake-like; twisting, winding

Spasmodic

intermittent, spasm, excitable

strident

obtrusively loud, harsh, discordant

Taciturn

close-mouthed, reticent

Tenacious

persistent, cohesive

tremulous

nervous, trembling, timid, sensitive

Trenchant

sharp, penetrating, distinct

Turbulent

tempestuous, restless

Turgid

swollen, pompous

ubiquitous

pervasive, widespread

uxorious

inordinately affectionate or compliant with a wife

Verdant

green, unripe

voluble

glib, given to speaking

voraciuos

ravenous, insaitable

wheeding

flattering

withering

devastating

zealous

eager, earnest, devoted