Adjectives To Describe People Flashcards

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Fickle

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Who changes their opinion easily and suddenly.

Example: football fans can be very fickle. They worship a playes one day and lambast him the next.

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Gullible

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Easily tricked/ believes everything.

Example: my sister is so gullible. She always believes the April Fool’s pranks.

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Cantankerous

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Difficult to deal with, argumentative, complain a lot.

Example: my granddad was always moody and sometimes downright cantankerous.

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Downright

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Utterly/ completely

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Plucky

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Brave, courageous, spirited

Example: the plucky boy climed the tree even though he was afraid of heights.

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Quirky

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Weird/ different in a fun way

Example: she was well known for her quirky dress sense.

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Uncouth

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Lacking class or grace.
Example: he dressed elegantly, but his uncouth table manners gave him away.
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Unflappable

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Calm under pressure

Example: whatever crisis we face at work my boss is always unflappable.

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Aloof

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Emotianally distant (in a cool way)
Example: the cool kids at school were always so aloof. It drove me crazy.
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Verbose

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Uses too many words

Example: he is such a bore at parties. He is always so verbose.

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Hapless

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Unlucky

Example: the hapless defender scored three own goals in one match.

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