10746777449 | boisterous | a person or event that's noisy, energetic, and cheerful | ![]() | 0 |
10746778921 | effusive | expressing a lot of emotion | ![]() | 1 |
10746781858 | elated | very happy and excited | ![]() | 2 |
10746783628 | exuberant | joyously unrestrained | ![]() | 3 |
10746784988 | exultant | expressing great joy | ![]() | 4 |
10746786954 | fanciful | imaginative | 5 | |
10746788651 | festive | cheerful and exciting | ![]() | 6 |
10757133490 | genial | freely expressing sympathy or friendliness | ![]() | 7 |
10757136084 | jocular | said/done as a joke | ![]() | 8 |
10757137347 | mirthful | gladness or gaiety shown by laughter | ![]() | 9 |
10757139135 | nostalgic | yearning for happiness felt formerly | ![]() | 10 |
10757141801 | sanguine | cheerfully optimistic | ![]() | 11 |
10757144251 | whimsical | usual in a playful or amusing way | ![]() | 12 |
10757145496 | wistful | wishing for something happy from before | ![]() | 13 |
10757147641 | admonitory | to caution, advise, or counsel against something | ![]() | 14 |
10757151510 | condemnatory | declare wrong/evil | ![]() | 15 |
10757152578 | exacerbated | to make a bad situation worse | 16 | |
10757158916 | incendiary | agitating | ![]() | 17 |
10757172635 | incensed | very angry; enraged | ![]() | 18 |
10757174055 | indignant | feeling angry because of something unjust | ![]() | 19 |
10757179640 | inflammatory | tending to excite anger | ![]() | 20 |
10757182369 | irate | arising from anger | ![]() | 21 |
10757183866 | livid | furiously angry | ![]() | 22 |
10757191641 | pretentious | showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be seen as more impressive than they really are | ![]() | 23 |
10757257660 | vexed | feeling irritated, annoyed, or distressed | ![]() | 24 |
10757261281 | wrathful | strong vengeful anger or indignation | ![]() | 25 |
10757262877 | apprehensive | afraid something bad or unpleasant will happen | ![]() | 26 |
10757265846 | chagrined | ashamed; mortified | ![]() | 27 |
10757268528 | despairing | showing the loss of all hope | 28 | |
10757276409 | disconcerted | to throw into confusion | ![]() | 29 |
10757281453 | foreboding | a feeling that something bad will happen | ![]() | 30 |
10757283477 | melancholic | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | ![]() | 31 |
10757285166 | ominous | considered a sign of evil/trouble to come | ![]() | 32 |
10757290838 | sober | having a very serious attitude | ![]() | 33 |
10757292697 | solemn | serious; formal and dignified | ![]() | 34 |
10757292698 | somber | very sad and serious | ![]() | 35 |
10757299934 | staid | quiet or subdued in character or conduct | ![]() | 36 |
10757308895 | bantering | address in a witty and teasing matter | ![]() | 37 |
10757310402 | condescending | showing you believe you are more intelligent than others | ![]() | 38 |
10757312409 | contemptuous | expressing deep hatred or disapproval | ![]() | 39 |
10757315739 | cynical | believing that people act only out of selfish motives | 40 | |
10757320640 | derisive | ridiculing, mocking | ![]() | 41 |
10757322333 | disdainful | lack of respect | 42 | |
10757329769 | eccentric | unconventional and slightly strange | ![]() | 43 |
10757331543 | facetious | joking, often inappropriately | 44 | |
10757333137 | flippiant | lacking proper seriousness | ![]() | 45 |
10757343148 | insolent | boldly rude | 46 | |
10757345952 | irreverent | disrespectful | 47 | |
10757348263 | mock-serious | pretending to be serious | 48 | |
10757357301 | patronizing | treat with kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority | 49 | |
10757388590 | pompous | having or exhibiting self-importance | ![]() | 50 |
10757392503 | sardonic | derisively mocking | 51 | |
10757403075 | satiric | sarcasm used to expose and discredit | 52 | |
10757406857 | scathing | causing great harm | 53 | |
10757408839 | scornful | showing disgust and anger | 54 | |
10757413445 | taunting | challenge in a mocking or insulting manner | 55 | |
10757415267 | witty | clever or amusing | ![]() | 56 |
10757418654 | ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation | ![]() | 57 |
10757420463 | apathetic | having or showing little or no emotion | ![]() | 58 |
10757431040 | candid | free from bias | ![]() | 59 |
10757433761 | ceremonial | having no real power or influence | 60 | |
10762086286 | clinical | coolly analytical and impersonal | 61 | |
10762090702 | colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation | 62 | |
10762092113 | didactic | intended to teach | ![]() | 63 |
10762093283 | esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group of people | ![]() | 64 |
10762105166 | incredulous | unwilling to believe something | 65 | |
10762106421 | lyrical | having an artistically expressive quality | 66 | |
10762107199 | objective | not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts | 67 | |
10762109524 | placid | not easily upset or excited | 68 | |
10762110404 | prosaic | dull, ordinary | ![]() | 69 |
10762112984 | reminiscent | reminding of the past | ![]() | 70 |
10762114955 | Spartan | plain, simple | ![]() | 71 |
10762115864 | tedious | long and tiresome | ![]() | 72 |
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