effusive – excessive demonstration of emotions; bubbly or gushy emotions

elated – very happy and proud

reverent – showing respect

laudatory – expressing praise

whimsical – marked by whim or impulse

surly – unfriendly or hostile; menacing

brash – tactless; hasty and unthinking

derisive - characterized by mocking and contempt

indignant – expressing strong displeasure at something unjust

choleric – extremely irritable and easily angered

patronizing - being offensively condescending

insolent – boldly rude or disrespectful

droll – amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous

sardonic – mocking in a scornful way

pompous – characterized by ostentatious show of importance

irreverent - lacking respect or reverence

wry – dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony

bantering –playfully teasing

facetious - humorous, but frequently in a sarcastic way

flippant - marked by disrespectful casualness

caustic – severely critical or sarcastic

ribald – using vulgar wit

morose – characterized by gloom or ill-humor

melancholy – sober thoughtfulness; sadness

elegiac – showing sorrow for something/someone lost

poignant – strongly emotional

staid – sedate; calm

didactic – morally instructive

candid – open; frank

fervent – having intensity of enthusiasm

histrionic – overly dramatic

callous - insensitive

nostalgic – characterized by bittersweet longing for things in the past

haughty - snobbish

admonitory – serving to warn

obsequious – obedient; dutiful

pretentious – characterized by assumption of importance

pedantic – ostentatious or showy in one’s learning