aloof not emotionally involved, distant
apathetic uncaring
ambivalent having mixed feelings
audacious recklessly bold or contemptuous
belligerent hostile, or combative
callous uncaring, or feeling no emotion
condescending acting with an air of superiority, talking down to
contemptuous lacking respect, derisive
caustic harshly sarcastic
cautionary prudent forethought
cynical distrustful
demoralized discouraged
diffident reserved, unassertive
disdainful scorn, despise
didactic intending to instruct
derisive insulting and condescending
earnest heartfelt and serious
effusive overflowing and demonstrative
elegiac sorrowful lamentation
empathetic sensitivity, relating to another's emotions
erudite scholarly
forthright direct and outspoken
flippant frivolously disrespectful
frivolous carefree and unconcerned
incredulous skeptical and unbelieving
incensed full of rage
indignant self-rightously angry
intimate personal and emotional
jovial hearty conviviality and good cheer
laudatory praise
laissez-faire laid back, unwilling to get involved
morose ill-humored, very down, sad
malicious vicious, wanton, or mischievous
mordant caustic or sarcastic in a mean way
objective unemotional, unbiased, fair
obsequious overly obedient, dutiful
patronizing Talking down to
pompous stuck up, better than
poignant keen or strong, touching one deeply
provocative inciting, stimulating,thought-provoking
quizzical questioning, ridiculing
ribald abusive, or irreverent, scurrilous
reticent reluctant or restrained, silent
reverent deeply respectful
reflective meditative or deliberative
resigned passive, accept as inevitable
sardonic scornful derision, mocking, cynical
seductive enticing, beguiling, captivating
sentimental emotional attachment
vehement with great energy or exertion, with great emphasis and passion
volatile tending or threatening to break out into open violence