Adjectives Describing People and Personal Qualities

Vocabulary Word List

A
D
I
N
Q
able
dainty
idiotic
naive
quarrelsome
abnormal
decisive
idle
nasty
querulous
absentdeep
illogical
natural
quick
minded
deferential
imaginative
naughty
quickabove average
deft
immature
negative
tempered
adventurous
delicate
immodest
nervous
quiet
affectionate
demonic
impatient
noisy
R
agile
dependent imperturbable
normal
realistic
agreeable
delightful
impetuous
nosy
reassuring
alert
demure
impractical
numb
reclusive
amazing
depressed impressionabl
O
reliable
ambitious
devoted
e
obliging
reluctant
amiable
dextrous
impressive
obnoxious
resentful
amusing
diligent
impulsive old-fashioned
reserved
analytical
direct
inactive
one-sided
resigned
angelic
dirty
incisive
orderly
resourceful
apathetic
disagreeable incompetent ostentatious
respected
apprehensive discerning inconsiderate
outgoing
respectful
ardent
discreet
inconsistent
outspoken
responsible
artificial
disruptive
independent
P
restless
artistic
distant
indiscreet
passionate
revered
assertive
distraught
indolent
passive
ridiculous
attentive
distrustful
indefatigable
paternal
S
average
dowdy
industrious paternalistic
sad
awesome
dramatic
inexperienced
patient
sassy
awful
dreary
insensitive
peaceful
saucy
B
drowsy
inspiring
peevish
sedate
balanced
drugged
intelligent
pensive
self-assured
beautiful
drunk
interesting
persevering
selfish
below average
dull
intolerant
persnickety
sensible
beneficent
dutiful
inventive
petulant
sensitive
blue
E
irascible
picky
sentimental
blunt
eager
irritable
plain
serene
boisterous
earnest
irritating
plainserious
brave
easy-going
J
speaking
sharp
short-tempered
bright
efficient
jocular
playful
shrewd
brilliant
egotistical
jovial
pleasant
shy
buff
elfin
joyous
plucky
silly
C
emotional
judgmental
polite
sincere
callous
energetic
K
popular
sleepy
candid
enterprising
keen
positive
slight
cantankerous enthusiastic
kind
powerful
sloppy
capable
evasive
L
practical
slothful
careful
evenlame
prejudiced
slovenly
careless
tempered
lazy
pretty

T
tactful
tactless
talented
testy
thinking
thoughtful
thoughtless
timid
tired
tolerant
touchy
tranquil
U
ugly
unaffected
unbalanced
uncertain
uncooperative
undependable
unemotional
unfriendly
unguarded
unhelpful
unimaginative
unmotivated
unpleasant
unpopular
unreliable
unsophisticated
unstable
unsure
unthinking
unwilling
V
venal
versatile
vigilant
W
warm
warmhearted
wary
watchful
weak
well-behaved
well-developed

caustic
exacting
cautious
excellent
charming
excitable
childish
experienced
childlike
F
cheerful
fabulous
chic
fastidious
churlish
ferocious
circumspect
fervent
civil
fiery
clean
flabby
clever
flaky
clumsy
flashy
coherent
frank
cold
friendly
competent
funny
composed
fussy
conceited
G
condescendin
generous
g
gentle
confident
gloomy
confused
glutinous
conscientious
good
considerate
grave
content
great
cool
groggy
cool-headed
grouchy
cooperative
guarded
cordial
H
courageous
hateful
cowardly
hearty
crabby
helpful
crafty
hesitant
cranky
hot-headed
crass
hypercritical
critical
hysterical
cruel
curious
cynical

lean
leery
lethargic
level-headed
listless
lithe
lively
local
logical
long-winded
lovable
love-lorn
lovely
M
maternal
mature
mean
meddlesome
mercurial
methodical
meticulous
mild
miserable
modest
moronic
morose
motivated
musical

proficient
proud
provocative
prudent
punctual

slow
smart
snazzy
sneering
snobby
somber
sober
sophisticated
soulful
soulless
sour
spirited
spiteful
stable
staid
steady
stern
stoic
striking
strong
stupid
sturdy
subtle
sullen
sulky
supercilious
superficial
surly
suspicious
sweet

wellintentioned
well-respected
well-rounded
willing
wonderful
Y
volcanic
vulnerable
Z
zealous