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smut-101:

1. Abrasive – showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh
   
2. Absurd – wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate
3. Accusatory – suggesting someone has done something wrong, complaining
4. Acerbic – sharp and forthright
5. Acidic – harsh or critical
   
6. Admiring – approving; think highly of; respectful; praising
7. Aggressive – hostile; determined; forceful; argumentative
8. Aggrieved –  angry and sad because you think you have been unfairly treated
9. Airy –  giving an impression of being unconcerned or not serious
10. Ambivalent – having mixed feelings; uncertain; in a dilemma; undecided
11. Amused – pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner
12. Angry – incensed or enraged; threatening or menacing
13. Animated – full of life or excitement; lively; spirited; impassioned; vibrant
14. Anxious –  typically with a feeling of unease
15. Apathetic – showing little interest; lacking concern; indifferent; unemotional
16. Apologetic – full of regret; repentant; remorseful; acknowledging failure
17. Appreciative – grateful; thankful; showing pleasure; enthusiastic
18. Ardent – enthusiastic; passionate
19. Arrogant – pompous; disdainful; overbearing; condescending; vain; scoffing
20. Assertive – self-confident; strong-willed; authoritative; insistent
21. Authoritative – commanding and self-confident
22. Awestruck – amazed, filled with wonder/awe; reverential
23. Barbed – deliberately hurtful
24. Barking – utter a command or question abruptly or aggressively
25. Belligerent – hostile; aggressive; combatant
26. Benevolent – sympathetic; tolerant; generous; caring; well meaning
27. Bitter – angry; acrimonious; antagonistic; spiteful; nasty
28. Blasé – unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before
    
29. Bleak – without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary
30. Bombastic – high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated
31. Booming – loud, deep, and resonant
32. Bored – to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting
33. Brash – self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
34. Braying – speak or laugh loudly and harshly
35. Breathy – producing or causing an audible sound of breathing, often related to physical exertion or strong feelings
36. Breezy – appearing relaxed, informal, and cheerily brisk
37. Brittle – lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof
38. Bubbly – full of cheerful high spirits
39. Burbling – speak in an unintelligible or silly way, typically at unnecessary length
40. Callous – cruel disregard; unfeeling; uncaring; indifferent; ruthless
41. Candid – truthful, straightforward; honest; unreserved
42. Caustic – making biting, corrosive comments; critical
43. Cautionary – gives warning; raises awareness; reminding
44. Celebratory – praising; pay tribute to; glorify; honour
45. Chatty – informal; lively; conversational; familiar
46. Cheery – happy and optimistic
47. Childish – silly and immature
48. Chirping – say something in a lively and cheerful way
49. Clipped – speech that is fast, that uses short sounds and few words, and that is often unfriendly or rude
50. Cloying – disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
51. Coarse – rude, crude, or vulgar
52. Colloquial – familiar; everyday language; informal; colloquial; casual
53. Comic – humorous; witty; entertaining; diverting
54. Compassionate – sympathetic; empathetic; warm-hearted; tolerant; kind
55. Complex – having many varying characteristics; complicated
56. Compliant – agree or obey rules; acquiescent; flexible; submissive
57. Concerned – worried; anxious; apprehensive
58. Conciliatory – intended to placate or pacify; appeasing
59. Condescending – stooping to the level of one’s inferiors; patronising
60. Confused – unable to think clearly; bewildered; vague
61. Contemptuous – showing contempt; scornful; insolent; mocking
62. Crisp – briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail
63. Critical – finding fault; disapproving; scathing; criticizing
64. Croaking – a characteristic deep hoarse sound
65. Cruel – causing pain and suffering; unkind; spiteful; severe
66. Curious – wanting to find out more; inquisitive; questioning
67. Curt – rudely brief
68. Cynical – scornful of motives/virtues of others; mocking; sneering
69. Defensive – defending a position; shielding; guarding; watchful
70. Defiant – obstinate; argumentative; defiant; contentious
71. Demeaning – disrespectful; undignified
72. Depressing – sad, melancholic; discouraging; pessimistic
73. Derisive – snide; sarcastic; mocking; dismissive; scornful
74. Detached – aloof; objective; unfeeling; distant
75. Dignified – serious; respectful; formal; proper
76. Diplomatic – tactful; subtle; sensitive; thoughtful
77. Disapproving – displeased; critical; condemnatory
78. Disheartening – discouraging; demoralising; undermining; depressing
79. Disparaging – dismissive; critical; scornful
80. Direct – straightforward; honest
81. Disappointed – discouraged; unhappy because something has gone wrong
82. Discordant – harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony
83. Dispassionate – impartial; indifferent; unsentimental; cold; unsympathetic
84. Dispirited – having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened
    
85. Distressing – heart-breaking; sad; troubling
86. Docile – compliant; submissive; deferential; accommodating
87. Drawling – speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds
88. Dulcet – sweet and soothing
89. Dull – lacking interest or excitement
90. Earnest – showing deep sincerity or feeling; serious
91. Egotistical – self-absorbed; selfish; conceited; boastful
92. Empathetic – understanding; kind; sensitive
93. Encouraging – optimistic; supportive
94. Enthusiastic – excited; energetic
95. Evasive – ambiguous; cryptic; unclear
96. Excited – emotionally aroused; stirred
97. Facetious – inappropriate; flippant
98. Farcical – ludicrous; absurd; mocking; humorous and highly improbable
99. Feathery – extremely light and soft or delicate
100. Flippant – superficial; glib; shallow; thoughtless; frivolous
101. Forceful – powerful; energetic; confident; assertive
102. Formal – respectful; stilted; factual; following accepted styles/rules
103. Frank – honest; direct; plain; matter-of-fact
104. Fretful – expressing distress or irritation
105. Frustrated – annoyed; discouraged
106. Gentle – kind; considerate; mild; soft
107. Ghoulish – delighting in the revolting or the loathsome
108. Glum – dejected; morose
109. Goofy – foolish; harmlessly eccentric
110. Grating – harsh and unpleasant
111. Gravelly – deep and rough-sounding
112. Grim – serious; gloomy; depressing; lacking humour;macabre
113. Growling – low grating voice, typically in a threatening manner
114. Gruff – rough and low in pitch
115. Gullible – naive; innocent; ignorant
116. Guttural – produced in the throat; harsh-sounding
117. Hard – unfeeling; hard-hearted; unyielding
118. Harsh – cruel or severe
119. Hearty – loudly vigorous and cheerful
120. Hoarse – sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting
121. Honeyed – soothing, soft, and intended to please or flatter
122. Humble – deferential; modest
123. Humorous – amusing; entertaining; playful
124. Husky – sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse
125. Hypercritical – unreasonably critical; hair splitting; nitpicking
126. Impartial – unbiased; neutral; objective
127. Impassioned – filled with emotion; ardent
128. Imploring – pleading; begging
129. Impressionable – trusting; child-like
130. Inane – silly; foolish; stupid; nonsensical
131. Incensed – enraged
132. Incredulous – disbelieving; unconvinced; questioning; suspicious
133. Indifferent – having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned
134. Indignant – annoyed; angry; dissatisfied
135. Informative – instructive; factual; educational
136. Insinuating – suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way
137. Inspirational – encouraging; reassuring
138. Intense – earnest; passionate; concentrated; deeply felt
139. Intimate – familiar; informal; confidential; confessional
140. Ironic – the opposite of what is meant
141. Irreverent – lacking respect for things that are generally taken seriously
142. Jaded – bored; having had too much of the same thing; lack enthusiasm
143. Joyful – positive; optimistic; cheerful; elated
144. Jubilant – expressing great happiness and triumph
145. Judgmental – critical; finding fault; disparaging
146. Laudatory – praising; recommending
147. Lifeless – lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement
148. Light-Hearted – carefree; relaxed; chatty; humorous
149. Lively – full of life and energy; active and outgoing
150. Loving – affectionate; showing intense, deep concern
151. Macabre – gruesome; horrifying; frightening
152. Malicious – desiring to harm others or to see others suffer; ill-willed; spiteful
153. Matter-of-fact – unemotional and practical
154. Mean-Spirited – inconsiderate; unsympathetic
155. Mellifluous – sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
156. Melodious – pleasant-sounding
157. Mocking – scornful; ridiculing; making fun of someone
158. Monotonous – lacking in variation in tone or pitch
159. Mourning – grieving; lamenting; woeful
160. Muffled – not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted
161. Naive – innocent; unsophisticated; immature
162. Narcissistic – self-admiring; selfish; boastful; self-pitying
163. Nasty – unpleasant; unkind; disagreeable; abusive
164. Negative – unhappy, pessimistic
165. Nonchalant – casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm
166. Nostalgic – thinking about the past; wishing for something from the past
167. Objective – without prejudice; without discrimination; fair; based on fact
168. Obsequious – overly obedient and/or submissive; fawning; grovelling
169. Oily – unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating
170. Optimistic – hopeful; cheerful
171. Outraged – angered and resentful; furious; extremely angered
172. Outspoken – frank; candid; spoken without reserv
173. Pathetic – expressing pity, sympathy, tenderness
174. Patronizing – condescending; scornful; pompous
175. Pensive – reflective; introspective; philosophical; contemplative
176. Persuasive – convincing; eloquent; influential; plausible
177. Pessimistic – seeing the negative side of things
178. Philosophical – theoretical; analytical; rational; logical
179. Piping – high-pitched.
180. Playful – full of fun and good spirits; humorous; jesting
181. Pragmatic – realistic; sensible
182. Pretentious – affected; artificial; grandiose; rhetorical; flashy
183. Quavering – shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
184. Querulous – complaining in a petulant or whining manner
185. Rasping – harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating
186. Reedy – high and thin in tone
187. Refined –  elegant; cultured
188. Regretful – apologetic; remorseful
189. Resentful – aggrieved; offended; displeased; bitter
190. Resigned – accepting; unhappy
191. Restrained – controlled; quiet; unemotional
192. Reverent – showing deep respect and esteem
193. Righteous – morally right and just; guiltless; pious; god-fearing
194. Robust – strong and healthy; vigorous
195. Saccharine –
     
     excessively sweet or sentimental

196. Satirical – making fun to show a weakness; ridiculing; derisive
197. Sarcastic – scornful; mocking; ridiculing
198. Scathing – critical; stinging; unsparing; harsh
199. Scornful – expressing contempt or derision; scathing; dismissive
200. Scratchy –
     
     rough; grating

201. Sensationalist – provocative; inaccurate; distasteful
202. Sentimental – thinking about feelings, especially when remembering the past
203. Shrill –

     high-pitched and piercing

204. Silvery –
     
     gentle, clear, and melodious

205. Sincere – honest; truthful; earnest
206. Skeptical – disbelieving; unconvinced; doubting
207. Smarmy – 

     excessively or unctuously flattering; ingratiating; servile

208. Smoky –
     
     a raspy, coarse and tone of quality that is deeper than usual
209. Snide –
     
     derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

210. Solemn – not funny; in earnest; serious
211. Somber –
     
     oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave

212. Sonorous –

     imposingly deep and full

213. Sour – resentment, disappointment, or anger
214. Steely – coldly determined; hard

215. Strident –

     loud and harsh; grating

216. Stony –
     
     not having or showing feeling or sympathy

217. Suave –
     
     charming, confident, and elegant
218. Subjective – prejudiced; biased
219. Submissive – compliant; passive; accommodating; obedient
220. Sulking – bad-tempered; grumpy; resentful; sullen
221. Surly –

     bad-tempered and unfriendly

222. Sympathetic – compassionate; understanding of how someone feels
223. Thoughtful – reflective; serious; absorbed
224. Throaty –

     deep and rasping

225. Tolerant – open-minded; charitable; patient; sympathetic; lenient
226. Tragic – disastrous; calamitous
227. Tremulous –

     shaking or quivering slightly

228. Unassuming – modest; self-effacing; restrained
229. Unctuous –
     
     excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug

230. Uneasy – worried; uncomfortable; edgy; nervous
231. Urgent – insistent; saying something must be done soon
232. Velvety – soft; smooth
233. Vindictive – vengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving
234. Virtuous – lawful; righteous; moral; upstanding
235. Whimsical – quaint; playful; mischievous; offbeat
236. Witty – clever; quick-witted; entertaining
237. Wonder – awe-struck; admiring; fascinating
238. World-Weary – bored; cynical; tired
239. Worried – anxious; stressed; fearful
240. Wretched – miserable; despairing; sorrowful; distressed

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