Abhorring
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate
Abstruse
difficult to understand
Acerbic
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression; polemical
admonishing
cautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding; exhortatory
ambiguous
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
ambivalent
unceratinty or flucuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
antagonistic
acting in opposition; mutually opposing; hostile and unfriendly
apathetic
having or showing little or no emotion/ not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
audacious
extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
authoritarian
having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial
bantering
good-humored, playful conversation
belligerant
warlike; given to waging war
bemused
bewildered or confused/ lost in thought; preoccupied
benevolent
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
bewildered
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
Bilthe
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful
Brusque
abrupt in manner or speech; blunt; rough
Candid
frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward
Caprisous
flightly; led by whims; erratic
Caustic
making biting, corrosive comments
Censourious
severely critical; faultfinding
Choleric
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible
Churlish
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
Colloquial
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal
conciliatory
to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease
condescending
showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
contemptuous
showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
contentious
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome/ causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy
credulous
having or showing too great a readiness to believe things on slight or uncertain evidence
Curt
rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manne/ brief; concise; terse; laconic
Cynical
scornful of motives/virtues of others; bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic
Derisive
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking; disdainful
derogatory
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory
detached
Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof
Diabolic
having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked
didactic
intended for instruction; intructive
diffident
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
disconcerting
causing one to feel unsettled; unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting, troubling
dogmatic
asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated
dubious
wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt
duplicitous
deceitful
earnest
serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous
ebullient
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
effusive
unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
egotistical
given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated; indifferent to the well-being of others; selfish
elegiac
Expressing sorrow or lamentation
elevated
exalted or noble; lofty/ exalted or noble; lofty
empathetic
showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
encouraging
to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence/ to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc/ to promote, advance, or foster
enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
erudite
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
eulogistic
to praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy
euphoric
a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania
evasive
deliberately vague or ambiguous/ tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion
exhilarated
to enliven; invigorate; stimulate/ to make cheerful or merry
exuberant
effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant
facetious
not meant to be taken seriously or literally/ amusing; humorous
fanciful
characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance
farcical
ludicrous; absurd; mocking; humorous and highly improbable
fatalistic
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate
fervent
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
flippant
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
foreboding
a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment
frivolous
characterized by lack of seriousness or sense; self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose; of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice.
haughty
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
histronic
over the top; dramatic
impassive
without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
impertinent
insolently rude; uncivil; imprudent; characterized by effrontery
incisive
penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant/ remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute
incredulous
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical
indifferent
without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic/ having no bias, prejudice, or preference; impartial; disinterested
indignant
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
inflammatory
tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.
innocuous
not harmful or effensive
insipid
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
insistent
earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent
insolent
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
instructive
serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening
introspective
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
irascible
easily provoked to anger; very irritable
irreverent
showing lack of due respect or veneration
jocund
cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
jovial
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship
laudatory
containing or expressing praise
lofty
exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent/ elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or speech
ludicrous
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable
lugurbrious
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
lyrical
expressing deep personal emotion or observations; highly enthusiastic; rhapsodic
malicious
desiring to harm others or to see others suffer; ill-willed; spiteful
matter-of-fact
adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; direct or unemotional; straightforward; down-to-earth
meditative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
melancholy (melancholic)
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
melodramatic
exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; overdramatic
mirthful
joyous; gay; jolly; arousing or provoking laughter
mocking
To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride; To mimic, as in sport or derision
mournful
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad
nonplussed
totally puzzled, perplexed, or confused
nostalgic
unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
obdurate
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding; stubbornly resistant to moral influence