Words to Describe Tone/Style #3

Clandestine: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time

Diffident: modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Discursive: digressing from subject to subject

Illicit: not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful

Irreverent: showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Macabre: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury

Perturbed: feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled

Pithy: brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; 

Polemical: expressing or constituting a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something