accusatory
charging of wrong doing
apathetic
indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
awe
solemn wonder (worshipful/reverent/full of awe)
bantering
good-natured joking or teasing
benevolent
charitable; inclined to do good
bitter
exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
burlesque
broadly comic or satirical imitation of a comedy; low comedy
callous
unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others
candid
frank, outspoken, open, sincere
caustic
intensely sarcastic; stinging; biting
choleric
hot-tempered; peevish; easily angered
clinical
purely scientific; dispassionately curious; impersonal
compassionate
sympathizing deeply; pitying
complimentary
conveying or expressing praise, commendation or admiration
concerned
interested; troubled; anxious
condescending
exhibiting superiority; snobbish (as though the speaker is of a higher rank intellectually, socially, morally, etc.)
confident
assured; certain; trustful
contemplative
thoughtful; in an attitude of study or reflection on an issue
contemptuous
scornful toward something felt to be worthless; intense disgust
contentious
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
conventional
lacking spontaneity, originality, and/or individuality- language term
critical
finding fault
cynical
questioning the basic sincerity and goodness of people
derisive
ridiculing, mocking
detached
not involved emotionally; impartial
didactic
attempting to educate or instruct
disdainful
aloof contempt or scorn; regarding as beneath one's dignity
earnest
intensely sincere
effusive
overflowing; excessively emotional, in an unrestrained way
elegiac
sad; mournful; plaintive
erudite
learned, polished, scholarly
facetious
joking or silly (especially at an inappropriate time)
factual
containing facts; real; actual
fanciful
imaginative, whimsical
flippant
frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent
forthright
directly frank without hesitation
gloomy
dark, sad
haughty
proud and vain to the point of arrogance
impartial
fair; without bias
incisive
keen; sharp; penetrating
indignant
marked by anger that is aroused from injustice
inflammatory
likely to rouse excitement, anger, violence, etc.
informative
educational, instructional
insipid
without flavor; tasteless; not exciting or interesting
intimate
very familiar
irreverent
disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred
ironic
opposite to what is usual or expected by the reader
insolent
boldly rule or disrespectful; impertinent
judgmental
critically authoratative
jovial
cheerful, jocular
lugubrious
very sad or mournful to an exaggerated degree
lyrical
emotional; full imagery, song-like
malicious
purposely hurtful
matter-of-fact
accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
mock-heroic
burlesquing a heroic manner, action, or character
mocking
treating with contempt or ridicule
moralistic
preachy; imposing a moral system on others
morose
gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
objective
unbiased, fair
optimistic
hopeful; cheerful
obsequious
polite; obedient in hopes of gain or favor
patronizing
condescending; conveying an attitude of superiority
pedantic
stressing minor or trivial points of learning
pessimistic
hopeless; seeing the worst outcome
petty
relatively worthless; trivial; minor
pretentious
making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance
quizzical
puzzled; mildly teasing
restrained
limited; restricted; suppressed
ribald
crude; offensive; lewd
reverent
respectful
ridiculing
mocking
reflective
thoughtful; deliberative
sanguine
optimistic; cheerful
sarcastic
derisive; taunting; ridiculing; sneering
sardonic
derisively mocking
scornful
filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrongful/disgraceful
sentimental
showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive way; influenced more by emotion than reason
sincere
genuine; without deceit or pretense
solemn
deeply earnest; grave
somber
dark, gloomy; earnest and solemn
sympathetic
looking upon with favor
taunting
challenging or reproachful in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering way
turgid
inflated, overblown or pompous; bombastic
urgent
calling for haste; insistent
vibrant
vigorous; energetic; radiant
whimsical
lightly fanciful; capricious