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intrepid characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
irascible marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
ire intense and usually openly displayed anger
jaded dulled by experience or exposure
lugubrious exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful and melancholy
maudlin weakly and effusively sentimental
menacing making a show of intention to harm; posing a threat to; endangering
mendacious characterized by deception, falsehood, or divergence from absolute truth
meticulous marked by excessive care in details
mirthful merry, glad, or gay as shown by or accompanied with laughter
misogynistic displaying a hatred of women
morose having a sullen disposition; marked by gloom
narcissistic loving one's own body or self; egoistic; egocentric
obsequious marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient
patronizing adopting an air of condescension; treating haughtily
pedantic narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
petulant insolent or rude in speech or behavior; displaying capricious ill humor; peevish
piqued aroused in anger or resentment toward; irritated; provoked, challenged, or rebuffed
placid serenely free of interruption or disturbance
Platonic participating in a relationship marked by the absence of sex
pompous excessively elevated or ornate; having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant
Pollyannaish characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
portentous eliciting amazement or wonder; fateful and ominous
pragmatic relating to matters of fact or practical affairs; practical as opposed to idealistic
provincial limited in outlook; narrow-minded; lacking the polish of urban society; unsophisticated
rancorous having a mark of bitter, deep-seated ill will
rapturous being carried away by overwhelming emotion; feeling ecstasy or intense passion
repugnant exciting distaste or aversion; incompatible
rueful exciting pity or sympathy; pitiable, mournful, regretful
sagacious possessing keen and farsighted judgment; intellectually discerning; showing great wisdom
sanguine cheerfully confident and optimistic
sardonic disdainfully or skeptically humorous; derisively mocking
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