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smut-101:

Abrasive – showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh

Absurd – wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate

Accusatory – suggesting someone has done something wrong, complaining

Acerbic – sharp and forthright

Acidic – harsh or critical

Admiring – approving; think highly of; respectful; praising

Aggressive – hostile; determined; forceful; argumentative

Aggrieved – angry and sad because you think you have been unfairly treated

Airy – giving an impression of being unconcerned or not serious

Ambivalent – having mixed feelings; uncertain; in a dilemma; undecided

Amused – pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner

Angry – incensed or enraged; threatening or menacing

Animated – full of life or excitement; lively; spirited; impassioned; vibrant

Anxious – typically with a feeling of unease

Apathetic – showing little interest; lacking concern; indifferent; unemotional

Apologetic – full of regret; repentant; remorseful; acknowledging failure

Appreciative – grateful; thankful; showing pleasure; enthusiastic

Ardent – enthusiastic; passionate

Arrogant – pompous; disdainful; overbearing; condescending; vain; scoffing

Assertive – self-confident; strong-willed; authoritative; insistent

Authoritative – commanding and self-confident

Awestruck – amazed, filled with wonder/awe; reverential

Barbed – deliberately hurtful

Barking – utter a command or question abruptly or aggressively

Belligerent – hostile; aggressive; combatant

Benevolent – sympathetic; tolerant; generous; caring; well meaning

Bitter – angry; acrimonious; antagonistic; spiteful; nasty

Blasé – unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before

Bleak – without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary

Bombastic – high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

Booming – loud, deep, and resonant

Bored – to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting

Brash – self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

Braying – speak or laugh loudly and harshly

Breathy – producing or causing an audible sound of breathing, often related to physical exertion or strong feelings

Breezy – appearing relaxed, informal, and cheerily brisk

Brittle – lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof

Bubbly – full of cheerful high spirits

Burbling – speak in an unintelligible or silly way, typically at unnecessary length

Callous – cruel disregard; unfeeling; uncaring; indifferent; ruthless

Candid – truthful, straightforward; honest; unreserved

Caustic – making biting, corrosive comments; critical

Cautionary – gives warning; raises awareness; reminding

Celebratory – praising; pay tribute to; glorify; honour

Chatty – informal; lively; conversational; familiar

Cheery – happy and optimistic

Childish – silly and immature

Chirping – say something in a lively and cheerful way

Clipped – speech that is fast, that uses short sounds and few words, and that is often unfriendly or rude

Cloying – disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment

Coarse – rude, crude, or vulgar

Colloquial – familiar; everyday language; informal; colloquial; casual

Comic – humorous; witty; entertaining; diverting

Compassionate – sympathetic; empathetic; warm-hearted; tolerant; kind

Complex – having many varying characteristics; complicated

Compliant – agree or obey rules; acquiescent; flexible; submissive

Concerned – worried; anxious; apprehensive

Conciliatory – intended to placate or pacify; appeasing

Condescending – stooping to the level of one’s inferiors; patronising

Confused – unable to think clearly; bewildered; vague

Contemptuous – showing contempt; scornful; insolent; mocking

Crisp – briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail

Critical – finding fault; disapproving; scathing; criticizing

Croaking – a characteristic deep hoarse sound

Cruel – causing pain and suffering; unkind; spiteful; severe

Curious – wanting to find out more; inquisitive; questioning

Curt – rudely brief

Cynical – scornful of motives/virtues of others; mocking; sneering

Defensive – defending a position; shielding; guarding; watchful

Defiant – obstinate; argumentative; defiant; contentious

Demeaning – disrespectful; undignified

Depressing – sad, melancholic; discouraging; pessimistic

Derisive – snide; sarcastic; mocking; dismissive; scornful

Detached – aloof; objective; unfeeling; distant

Dignified – serious; respectful; formal; proper

Diplomatic – tactful; subtle; sensitive; thoughtful

Disapproving – displeased; critical; condemnatory

Disheartening – discouraging; demoralising; undermining; depressing

Disparaging – dismissive; critical; scornful

Direct – straightforward; honest

Disappointed – discouraged; unhappy because something has gone wrong

Discordant – harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony

Dispassionate – impartial; indifferent; unsentimental; cold; unsympathetic

Dispirited – having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened

Distressing – heart-breaking; sad; troubling

Docile – compliant; submissive; deferential; accommodating

Drawling – speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds

Dulcet – sweet and soothing

Dull – lacking interest or excitement

Earnest – showing deep sincerity or feeling; serious

Egotistical – self-absorbed; selfish; conceited; boastful

Empathetic – understanding; kind; sensitive

Encouraging – optimistic; supportive

Enthusiastic – excited; energetic

Evasive – ambiguous; cryptic; unclear

Excited – emotionally aroused; stirred

Facetious – inappropriate; flippant

Farcical – ludicrous; absurd; mocking; humorous and highly improbable

Feathery – extremely light and soft or delicate

Flippant – superficial; glib; shallow; thoughtless; frivolous

Forceful – powerful; energetic; confident; assertive

Formal – respectful; stilted; factual; following accepted styles/rules

Frank – honest; direct; plain; matter-of-fact

Fretful – expressing distress or irritation

Frustrated – annoyed; discouraged

Gentle – kind; considerate; mild; soft

Ghoulish – delighting in the revolting or the loathsome

Glum – dejected; morose

Goofy – foolish; harmlessly eccentric

Grating – harsh and unpleasant

Gravelly – deep and rough-sounding

Grim – serious; gloomy; depressing; lacking humour;macabre

Growling – low grating voice, typically in a threatening manner

Gruff – rough and low in pitch

Gullible – naive; innocent; ignorant

Guttural – produced in the throat; harsh-sounding

Hard – unfeeling; hard-hearted; unyielding

Harsh – cruel or severe

Hearty – loudly vigorous and cheerful

Hoarse – sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting

Honeyed – soothing, soft, and intended to please or flatter

Humble – deferential; modest

Humorous – amusing; entertaining; playful

Husky – sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse

Hypercritical – unreasonably critical; hair splitting; nitpicking

Impartial – unbiased; neutral; objective

Impassioned – filled with emotion; ardent

Imploring – pleading; begging

Impressionable – trusting; child-like

Inane – silly; foolish; stupid; nonsensical

Incensed – enraged

Incredulous – disbelieving; unconvinced; questioning; suspicious

Indifferent – having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned

Indignant – annoyed; angry; dissatisfied

Informative – instructive; factual; educational

Insinuating – suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way

Inspirational – encouraging; reassuring

Intense – earnest; passionate; concentrated; deeply felt

Intimate – familiar; informal; confidential; confessional

Ironic – the opposite of what is meant

Irreverent – lacking respect for things that are generally taken seriously

Jaded – bored; having had too much of the same thing; lack enthusiasm

Joyful – positive; optimistic; cheerful; elated

Jubilant – expressing great happiness and triumph

Judgmental – critical; finding fault; disparaging

Laudatory – praising; recommending

Lifeless – lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement

Light-Hearted – carefree; relaxed; chatty; humorous

Lively – full of life and energy; active and outgoing

Loving – affectionate; showing intense, deep concern

Macabre – gruesome; horrifying; frightening

Malicious – desiring to harm others or to see others suffer; ill-willed; spiteful

Matter-of-fact – unemotional and practical

Mean-Spirited – inconsiderate; unsympathetic

Mellifluous – sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

Melodious – pleasant-sounding

Mocking – scornful; ridiculing; making fun of someone

Monotonous – lacking in variation in tone or pitch

Mourning – grieving; lamenting; woeful

Muffled – not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted

Naive – innocent; unsophisticated; immature

Narcissistic – self-admiring; selfish; boastful; self-pitying

Nasty – unpleasant; unkind; disagreeable; abusive

Negative – unhappy, pessimistic

Nonchalant – casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm

Nostalgic – thinking about the past; wishing for something from the past

Objective – without prejudice; without discrimination; fair; based on fact

Obsequious – overly obedient and/or submissive; fawning; grovelling

Oily – unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating

Optimistic – hopeful; cheerful

Outraged – angered and resentful; furious; extremely angered

Outspoken – frank; candid; spoken without reserv

Pathetic – expressing pity, sympathy, tenderness

Patronizing – condescending; scornful; pompous

Pensive – reflective; introspective; philosophical; contemplative

Persuasive – convincing; eloquent; influential; plausible

Pessimistic – seeing the negative side of things

Philosophical – theoretical; analytical; rational; logical

Piping – high-pitched.

Playful – full of fun and good spirits; humorous; jesting

Pragmatic – realistic; sensible

Pretentious – affected; artificial; grandiose; rhetorical; flashy

Quavering – shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion

Querulous – complaining in a petulant or whining manner

Rasping – harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating

Reedy – high and thin in tone

Refined – elegant; cultured

Regretful – apologetic; remorseful

Resentful – aggrieved; offended; displeased; bitter

Resigned – accepting; unhappy

Restrained – controlled; quiet; unemotional

Reverent – showing deep respect and esteem

Righteous – morally right and just; guiltless; pious; god-fearing

Robust – strong and healthy; vigorous

Saccharine –

excessively sweet or sentimental

Satirical – making fun to show a weakness; ridiculing; derisive

Sarcastic – scornful; mocking; ridiculing

Scathing – critical; stinging; unsparing; harsh

Scornful – expressing contempt or derision; scathing; dismissive

Scratchy –

rough; grating

Sensationalist – provocative; inaccurate; distasteful

Sentimental – thinking about feelings, especially when remembering the past

Shrill –
high-pitched and piercing

Silvery –

gentle, clear, and melodious

Sincere – honest; truthful; earnest

Skeptical – disbelieving; unconvinced; doubting

Smarmy –
excessively or unctuously flattering; ingratiating; servile

Smoky –

a raspy, coarse and tone of quality that is deeper than usual

Snide –

derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

Solemn – not funny; in earnest; serious

Somber –

oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave

Sonorous –
imposingly deep and full

Sour – resentment, disappointment, or anger

Steely – coldly determined; hard

Strident –
loud and harsh; grating

Stony –

not having or showing feeling or sympathy

Suave –

charming, confident, and elegant

Subjective – prejudiced; biased

Submissive – compliant; passive; accommodating; obedient

Sulking – bad-tempered; grumpy; resentful; sullen

Surly –
bad-tempered and unfriendly

Sympathetic – compassionate; understanding of how someone feels

Thoughtful – reflective; serious; absorbed

Throaty –
deep and rasping

Tolerant – open-minded; charitable; patient; sympathetic; lenient

Tragic – disastrous; calamitous

Tremulous –
shaking or quivering slightly

Unassuming – modest; self-effacing; restrained

Unctuous –

excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug

Uneasy – worried; uncomfortable; edgy; nervous

Urgent – insistent; saying something must be done soon

Velvety – soft; smooth

Vindictive – vengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving

Virtuous – lawful; righteous; moral; upstanding

Whimsical – quaint; playful; mischievous; offbeat

Witty – clever; quick-witted; entertaining

Wonder – awe-struck; admiring; fascinating

World-Weary – bored; cynical; tired

Worried – anxious; stressed; fearful

Wretched – miserable; despairing; sorrowful; distressed