Adjectives Describing People and Personal Qualities Vocabulary Word List

A
D
able
dainty
abnormal
decisive
absent-minded
deep
above average deferential
adventurous
deft
affectionate
delicate
agile
demonic
agreeable
dependent
alert
delightful
amazing
demure
ambitious
depressed
amiable
devoted
amusing
dextrous
analytical
diligent
angelic
direct
apathetic
dirty
apprehensive disagreeable
ardent
discerning
artificial
discreet
artistic
disruptive
assertive
distant
attentive
distraught
average
distrustful
awesome
dowdy
awful
dramatic
B
dreary
balanced
drowsy
beautiful
drugged
below average
drunk
beneficent
dull
blue
dutiful
blunt
E
boisterous
eager
brave
earnest
bright
easy-going
brilliant
efficient
buff
egotistical
elfin
emotional
energetic
enterprising
enthusiastic
evasive
even-tempered
exacting
excellent
excitable
experienced

I
idiotic
idle
illogical
imaginative
immature
immodest
impatient
imperturbable
impetuous
impractical
impressionable
impressive
impulsive
inactive
incisive
incompetent
inconsiderate
inconsistent
independent
indiscreet
indolent
indefatigable
industrious
inexperienced
insensitive
inspiring
intelligent
interesting
intolerant
inventive
irascible
irritable
irritating
J
jocular
jovial
joyous
judgmental
K
keen
kind

N
Q
T
naive
quarrelsome
tactful
nasty
querulous
tactless
natural
quick
talented
naughty
quick-tempered
testy
negative
quiet
thinking
nervous
R
thoughtful
noisy
realistic
thoughtless
normal
reassuring
timid
nosy
reclusive
tired
numb
reliable
tolerant
O
reluctant
touchy
obliging
resentful
tranquil
obnoxious
reserved
U
old-fashioned
resigned
ugly
one-sided
resourceful
unaffected
orderly
respected
unbalanced
ostentatious
respectful
uncertain
outgoing
responsible
uncooperative
outspoken
restless
undependable
P
revered
unemotional
passionate
ridiculous
unfriendly
passive
S
unguarded
paternal
sad
unhelpful
paternalistic
sassy
unimaginative
patient
saucy
unmotivated
peaceful
sedate
unpleasant
peevish
self-assured
unpopular
pensive
selfish
unreliable
persevering
sensible
unsophisticated
persnickety
sensitive
unstable
petulant
sentimental
unsure
picky
serene
unthinking
plain
serious
unwilling
plain-speaking
sharp
V
playful
short-tempered
venal
pleasant
shrewd
versatile
plucky
shy
vigilant
polite
silly
popular
sincere
positive
sleepy
powerful
slight
practical
sloppy
prejudiced
slothful
pretty
slovenly
W
proficient
slow
warm
proud
smart
warmhearted
provocative
snazzy
wary
prudent
sneering
watchful
punctual
snobby
weak

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

L
lame
lazy
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

somber
well-behaved
sober
well-developed
sophisticated well-intentioned
soulful
well-respected
soulless
well-rounded
sour
willing
spirited
wonderful
spiteful
Y
stable
volcanic
staid
vulnerable
steady
Z
stern
zealous
stoic
striking
strong
stupid
sturdy
subtle
sullen
sulky
supercilious
superficial
surly
suspicious
sweet