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Commedia adjectives
Italian adjectives to describe characters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |