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PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
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WHAT ARE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES?
Personality adjectives are adjectives that we use to describe a person and their character or personality. Personality adjectives answer the question: "What is he/she like?" Look at these example sentences using the personality adjective "polite": Tom is polite. Tom seems polite. Tom has a polite character. He is a polite person. I like polite men. Personality adjectives can be roughly divided into "good" and "bad" or positive and negative.
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POSITIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
adaptable adventurous affable affectionate agreeable ambitious amiable amicable amusing brave bright broad-minded calm careful charming communicative compassionate conscientious considerate convivial courageous courteous decisive determined diligent diplomatic discreet dynamic easygoing emotional energetic enthusiastic exuberant
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POSITIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
fair-minded faithful fearless forceful frank friendly funny generous gentle good hard-working helpful honest humorous imaginative impartial independent intellectual intelligent intuitive inventive kind loving loyal modest neat nice optimistic passionate patient persistent pioneering philosophical polite powerful practical pro-active
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POSITIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
quick-witted quiet rational reliable reserved resourceful romantic self-confident self-disciplined sensible sensitive shy sincere sociable straightforward sympathetic thoughtful tidy tough unassuming understanding versatile warmhearted willing witty
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NEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
aggressive aloof arrogant belligerent big-headed bitchy boastful bone-idle boring bossy careless changeable clinging compulsive conservative cowardly cruel cunning cynical deceitful detached dishonest dogmatic domineering finicky flirtatious foolish foolhardy fussy
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NEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
greedy grumpy gullible harsh impatient impolite impulsive inconsiderate inconsistent indecisive indiscreet inflexible interfering intolerant irresponsible jealous lazy materialistic mean miserly moody narrow-minded nasty naughty nervous obsessive obstinate overemotional patronizing pessimistic possessive
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NEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
quarrelsome quick-tempered resentful rude ruthless sarcastic secretive selfish self-centred self-indulgent silly sneaky stingy stubborn stupid superficial tactless timid touchy thoughtless unkind unpredictable unreliable untidy untrustworthy vague vain vengeful vulgar weak-willed
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PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES EXERCISE
Go to the following link and do the exercises there.
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Simona Bali October, 2013
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