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Commedia adjectives
Italian adjectives to describe characters
Term | Definition |
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allegro | cheerful |
arrogante | arrogant/pompous |
avaro | stingy |
bello | handsome/beautiful |
birichino | cheeky |
bravo | good |
buffo/comico | funny |
bugiardo | liar |
chiacchierone | chatty |
felice/contento | happy |
furbo | sly/sneaky |
generoso | generous |
grasso | fat |
intelligente | intelligent |
magro | skinny |
pigro | lazy |
povero | poor |
ricco | rich |
scorbutico | grumpy |
vanitoso | vain |
vivace | lively |
vecchio | old |
giovane | young |
fifone | coward |
coraggioso | courageous/brave |
ingenuo | naive |
avido | greedy |
burbero | grouchy/unfriendly |
sordo | deaf |
spiritoso | witty |
disonesto | dishonest |
goloso | glottonous (greedy with food) |
bugiardo | liar |