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effusive

expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained, heartfelt manner

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ebullient

cheerful and full on energy

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ethereal

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

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amicable

having a spirit of friendliness without serious disagreement

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elegiac

expressing sorrow or discontent

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ignominious

discreditable, humiliating, disgraceful

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derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

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obstreperous

noisy and difficult to control

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vitriolic

filled with bitter criticism or malice

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droll

curious or unusual in a way that provides dry amusement

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sardonic

grimly mocking or cynical

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wry

using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor

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mordant

(especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality, biting

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iconoclastic

attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions

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colloquial

used in ordinary or familiar conversation, not formal or literary

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