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Talking in [[GemStone IV]] can be accomplished using the SAY verb or using an apostrophe ('). Players can change their character's language, the manner in which they speak (brag, assert), and/or the tone in which he/she speaks in (cheerful, timid).
|verb=SAY

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Usage:
Talking in [[GemStone IV]] can be accomplished using the {{boldmono|SAY}} verb or using an apostrophe (<code>'</code>). Players can change their character's language, the manner in which they speak (brag, assert), and/or the tone in which he/she speaks in (cheerful, timid). The verb works in conjunction with {{boldmono|SPEECH}} and {{boldmono|TONE}}.
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==Help==
<pre{{log2}}>Usage:
SAY [modifiers] {message} - Speak a message aloud
SAY [modifiers] {message} - Speak a message aloud


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]{object} or [{object}] - Attempt to throw your voice behind someone or something (eg, ]door or [heavy door])
]{object} or [{object}] - Attempt to throw your voice behind someone or something (eg, ]door or [heavy door])
~{language} - Speak the message in a particular language (see SPEAK for a list of languages)
~{language} - Speak the message in a particular language (see SPEAK for a list of languages)
={verb} - Choose a verb to indicate the speech style (see SPEECH VERBIAGE LIST for a list of verbs)
={verb} - Choose a verb to indicate the speech style (see SPEECH VERBIAGE LIST for a list of verbs)</pre>
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==Examples==
;'hi or SAY hi
<div {{log}}>>say hi<br>You say, "Hi."</div>

;Using a speech verb (needs a space after say): say =sneer Hi<br>or<br>'=sneer Hi
<div {{log}}>>'=sneer Hi<br>You sneer, "Hi."</div>

;Using a tone:
<div {{log}}>>':venomously hi<br>You venomously say, "Hi."</div>

;Speaking to a person/object:
<div {{log}}>>'::table hi<br>Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Using the @ symbol:
<div {{log}}>>'@table hi<br>Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Using the braces (needs a closing brace):
<div {{log}}>>'{table} hi<br>Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Throwing your voice:
<div {{log}}>>']table hi<br>Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Throwing your voice only with more keystrokes (needs a closing bracket):
<div {{log}}>>'[table] hi<br>Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Using a language:
<div {{log}}>>'~elven hi<br>Speaking in Elven, you say, "Hi."</div>

;All together now (include spaces between each modifier):
<div {{log}}>>'~elven =sneer :venomous ]table hi<br>Throwing your voice behind a low table, speaking venomously in Elven, you sneer, "Hi."</div>

:Or
<div {{log}}>>'~elven =sneer :venomous ::table hi<br>Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi."</div>


==Usage==
:Or
{{VerbTableStart |header1= Command Entered |header2= }}
<div {{log}}>>'::table :venomous =sneer ~elven hi<br>Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi."</div>
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>say hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= You say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'=sneer Hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= You sneer, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>':venomously hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= You venomously say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'::table hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'@table hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'{low table} hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>']table hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'[table] hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'~elven hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Speaking in Elven, you say, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'~elven =sneer :venomous ]table hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Throwing your voice behind a low table, speaking venomously in Elven, you sneer, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'~elven =sneer :venomous ::table hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= <code>'::table :venomous =sneer ~elven hi</code> |modifier2= |1Pview= Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi." |3Pview= }}
{{Table end}}


==Additional Information==
;You can also set your tone prior to crafting your next message and only your next message:
==={{boldmono|SPEAK }}===
<div {{log}}>>tone venomous<br>You will speak venomously on your next message.<br>>'hi<br>You venomously say, "Hi."</div>
{{main|Verb:SPEAK}}
Characters can use a variety of languages, if available to them, when using {{boldmono|SAY}}. This can be set up with the [[Verb:SPEAK|{{boldmono|SPEAK}} verb]]. To view information on languages and what may be available based on race, culture, or profession, please see [[Language]].


==Speech Verbiage List==
==={{boldmono|SPEECH }}Verb List===
{{main|Verb:SPEECH}}
{| {{prettytable|text-align:center}}
There are a variety of verbs that can be used with the {{boldmono|SAY}} verb to replace the standard "says," "exclaims," and "asks" that populate based on ending punctuation. This list is produced from [[Verb:SPEECH#LIST|{{boldmono|SPEECH VERBIAGE LIST}}]], but can be viewed by clicking <span class="mw-customtoggle-verblist" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">here</span>.
|-
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-verblist">{{#lst:Verb:SPEECH|verbiage}}</div>
|width=14.3%| accuse ||width=14.3%| acknowledge
|width=14.3%| acquiesce ||width=14.3%| add
|width=14.3%| admit ||width=14.3%| admonish
|width=14.3%| advise
|-
| agree||allow||announce||answer||apologize||approve||argue
|-
| ask||assert||assure||attempt||aver||babble||bark
|-
| bawl||beg||begin||bellow||bemoan||beseech||bite out
|-
| blather||blubber||blurt||boast||brag||breathe||cackle
|-
| call||challenge||chant||cheer||chide||claim||clarify
|-
| cluck||coax||command||comment||complain||compliment||concede
|-
| conclude||condescend||confess||confide||confirm||console||contend
|-
| continue||coo||correct||counter||criticize||critique||croon
|-
| crow||cry||curse||deadpan||declaim||declare||demand
|-
| demur||deny||direct||disagree||disclose||dismiss||dissuade
|-
| drawl||droll||drone||echo||emphasize||enthuse||exclaim
|-
| explain||fret||fuss||gloat||glower||goad||grant
|-
| grate||greet||gripe||groan||grouse||grovel||growl
|-
| grumble||grunt||guess||gush||hazard||hiss||holler
|-
| implore||imply||inform||inquire||insist||instruct||interject
|-
| interrogate||interrupt||intimate||intone||introduce||jest||joke
|-
| lambaste||lament||laugh||lecture||lisp||maintain||marvel
|-
| mention||mouth||mumble||murmur||muse||mutter||nag
|-
| note||object||observe||offer||opine||orate||order
|-
| persuade||placate||plead||ponder||pontificate||posit||pout
|-
| praise||pray||preach||proclaim||profess||promise||prompt
|-
| pronounce||protest||purr||quarrel||query||quibble||quip
|-
| quote||ramble||rasp||rave||read||reason||reassure
|-
| rebut||regale||rehearse||rejoice||relent||remark||remind
|-
| repeat||reply||report||reprimand||reproach||request||respond
|-
| retort||reveal||roar||say||scold||scream||screech
|-
| seethe||shout||shriek||sigh||simper||singsong||slur
|-
| snap||snarl||sneer||sob||soothe||speculate||spit
|-
| sputter||squeak||stammer||state||stipulate||stress||stutter
|-
| submit||suggest||sulk||supply||swear||taunt||tease
|-
| threaten||urge||venture||vow||wail||warn||wheeze
|-
| whimper||whine||whisper aloud||wish||wonder||worry||yammer
|-
| yelp|| || || || || ||
|}


==={{boldmono|TONE }} List===
==Tones==
{{main|Verb:TONE}}
Tones highlighted in blue may be used with '''TONE SET'''.
Utilizing tones can elevate a character's in-game speech. This list is produced from [[Verb:TONE#LIST|{{boldmono|TONE LIST}}]], but can be viewed by clicking <span class="mw-customtoggle-tonelist" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">here</span>.
{| {{prettytable|text-align:center}}
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-tonelist">{{#lst:Verb:TONE|tonelist}}</div>
|-
|width=14.3%| abashed ||width=14.3%| abrupt
|width=14.3%| absent ||width=14.3%| accusing
|width=14.3%| acerbic ||width=14.3%| acid
|width=14.3%| acrid
|-
| adamant||admiring||adoring||affable||affectionate||affronted||agreable
|-
| airy||aloof||amiable||amicable||amused||angry||annoyed
|-
| annoying||anxious||apathetic||apologetic||appreciative||apprehensive||approving
|-
| arch||ardent||argumentative||arrogant||ashamed||assertive||astounded
|-
| audacious||authoritative||avaricious||avid||awkward||baffled||baffling
|-
| bashful||befuddled||begrudging||belated||belligerent||bemused||bewildered
|-
| bewildering||bitter||bland||bleak||bleary||blithe||blunt
|-
| bold||bored||boring||bossy||brash||breathless||breezy
|-
| brief||bright||brisk||broad||brusque||cagey||callous
|-
| calm||candid||cantankerous||careful||casual||caustic||cautious
|-
| cheeky||cheerful||clear||clinical||clueless||coaxing||cold
|-
| comforting||comical||commanding||complacent||compulsive||concerned||condescending
|-
| confident||confidential||confiding||conflicted||confused||consoling||contemptuous
|-
| contented||contentious||contrite||cool||coy||cranky||crass
|-
| crisp||cross||crude||cruel||cryptic||curious||curt
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|dark||dazed||decided||decisive||decorous||bgcolor=#99CCFF|deep||defeated
|-
| defensive||defiant||dejected||deliberate||delicate||delighted||delirious
|-
| demure||depressed||derisive||despairing||desperate||despondent||determined
|-
| devilish||devoted||didactic||diffident||diplomatic||dire||disagreeable
|-
| disappointed||disapproving||disbelieving||disconsolate||disdainful||disgruntled||disgusted
|-
| disinterested||dismissive||disoriented||disparaging||disrespectful||distant||distasteful
|-
| distracted||doleful||doubtful||dramatic||dreamy||droll||drunken
|-
| dry||dubious||dull||eager||earnest||ecstatic||embarrassed
|-
| emotional||emphatic||encouraging||enticing||erudite||evasive||even
|-
| exasperated||excited||expectant||explicit||express||faint||fearful
|-
| feeble||feisty||fervent||fierce||firm||flat||flippant
|-
| flirtatious||flustered||fond||forceful||forlorn||formal||frank
|-
| frantic||fretful||frightend||frosty||frustrated||furious||fussy
|-
| generous||gentle||gleeful||glib||gloomy||glum||gracious
|-
| grandiose||grateful||grating||grave||greedy||grim||grudging
|-
| gruff||grumpy||guarded||guilty||halting||happy||harsh
|-
| hasty||hateful||haughty||heartbroken||heartless||bgcolor=#99CCFF|hearty||heated
|-
| heavy||helpful||helpless||hesitant||bgcolor=#99CCFF|hoarse||hollow||honest
|-
| hopeful||hopeless||horrified||hostile||humble||hurried||bgcolor=#99CCFF|husky
|-
| hysterical||icy||idle||impatient||imperious||impish||imploring
|-
| impudent||impulsive||inconsolable||incredulous||indifferent||indignant||indistinct
|-
| indulgent||informal||ingratiating||innocent||inquisitive||insincere||insipid
|-
| insistent||insolent||insulting||interested||intimidating||intoxicated||ironic
|-
| irreverent||irritated||jealous||joking||jovial||jubilant||kind
|-
| knowing||laborious||laconic||lame||laughing||lazy||light
|-
| listless||lofty||longing||loud||loving||loyal||lusty
|-
| magnanimous||malevolent||measured||meditative||meek||bgcolor=#99CCFF|melodic||menacing
|-
| mendacious||merry||mild||mischievous||miserable||mocking||modest
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|monotone||morose||mournful||musing||mysterious||nagging||nasal
|-
| nasty||nervous||neutral||nonchalant||noncommittal||nonplussed||oblivious
|-
| obnoxious||obsequious||offended||offhanded||ominous||optimistic||outraged
|-
| outrageous||passionate||patient||patronizing||pawky||pedantic||peeved
|-
| peevish||pensive||perky||perplexed||perspicacious||persuasive||petulant
|-
| philosopic||pious||piqued||pitiless||pitying||placating||placid
|-
| plain||plaintive||playful||pleading||pleasant||pleased||pointed
|-
| polite||pompous||pragmatic||prayerful||prim||prompt||proud
|-
| puzzled||querulous||quick||bgcolor=#99CCFF|quiet||bgcolor=#99CCFF|raspy||reasonable||reasoned
|-
| reassuring||reflective||regretful||rejoicing||relieved||reluctant||remorseful
|-
| reproachful||reproving||resentful||resigned||resolute||respectful||reverent
|-
| rhetorical||rough||rude||rueful||sad||sagacious||sage
|-
| sarcastic||sardonic||sassy||satirical||savage||scathing||scornful
|-
| seductive||serene||serious||severe||shaky||sharp||sheepish
|-
| short||shrewd||bgcolor=#99CCFF|shrill||shy||silky||simple||sincere
|-
| skeptical||sleepy||slow||sly||smarmy||smooth||smug
|-
| snide||snobbish||snotty||sober||bgcolor=#99CCFF|soft||solemn||somber
|-
| soothing||sorrowful||sour||speculative||speechless||spiteful||bgcolor=#99CCFF|squeaky
|-
| steady||stern||stiff||stilted||stoic||stout||strained
|-
| strict||strident||stubborn||stupid||submissive||subtle||sudden
|-
| suggestive||sulky||sullen||surprised||surreptitious||suspicious||sweet
|-
| sycophantic||sympathetic||tart||tearful||teasing||tenacious||tender
|-
| tense||tentative||terse||testy||theatrical||thick||thoughtful
|-
| threatening||throaty||thunderous||tight||timid||tired||toneless
|-
| tremulous||trite||triumphant||truthful||uncertain||uncomfortable||unconvincing
|-
| uncouth||understanding||uneasy||unexpected||ungracious||unhappy||unhelpful
|-
| urbane||urgent||vague||vehement||venomous||vexed||vicious
|-
| vigorous||vociferous||voracious||warm||warning||wary||waspish
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|weak||weary||whimsical||whining||wicked||wishful||wistful
|-
| withering||witty||wondering||wooden||worried||wounded||wry
|}


==Resources==
==Resources==
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
*[[Tones by Tone]] (House Aspis guide)
* [[Language]]
* [[Verb:SPEAK|SPEAK verb]]
* [[Verb:SPEECH|SPEECH verb]]
* [[Verb:TONE|TONE verb]]
** [[Tones by Tone]] (House Aspis guide)


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Latest revision as of 09:53, 19 January 2026

SAY
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Talking in GemStone IV can be accomplished using the SAY verb or using an apostrophe ('). Players can change their character's language, the manner in which they speak (brag, assert), and/or the tone in which he/she speaks in (cheerful, timid). The verb works in conjunction with SPEECH and TONE.

Help

Usage:
    SAY [modifiers] {message} - Speak a message aloud

Where [modifiers] is zero or more of the following:
    :{tone}                               - Speak the message in a particular tone (see TONE LIST for a list of tones)
    ::{object} or @{object} or {{object}} - Direct the message at someone or something (eg, ::door or {heavy door})
    ]{object} or [{object}]               - Attempt to throw your voice behind someone or something (eg, ]door or [heavy door])
    ~{language}                           - Speak the message in a particular language (see SPEAK for a list of languages)
    ={verb}                               - Choose a verb to indicate the speech style (see SPEECH VERBIAGE LIST for a list of verbs)

Usage

Command Entered First Third
say hi You say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'=sneer Hi You sneer, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
':venomously hi You venomously say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'::table hi Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'@table hi Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'{low table} hi Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
']table hi Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'[table] hi Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'~elven hi Speaking in Elven, you say, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'~elven =sneer :venomous ]table hi Throwing your voice behind a low table, speaking venomously in Elven, you sneer, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'~elven =sneer :venomous ::table hi Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
'::table :venomous =sneer ~elven hi Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi." This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Additional Information

SPEAK

Main article: Verb:SPEAK

Characters can use a variety of languages, if available to them, when using SAY. This can be set up with the SPEAK verb. To view information on languages and what may be available based on race, culture, or profession, please see Language.

SPEECH Verb List

Main article: Verb:SPEECH

There are a variety of verbs that can be used with the SAY verb to replace the standard "says," "exclaims," and "asks" that populate based on ending punctuation. This list is produced from SPEECH VERBIAGE LIST, but can be viewed by clicking here.

A-E

  • accuse
  • acknowledge
  • acquiesce
  • add
  • admit
  • admonish
  • advance
  • advise
  • advocate
  • affirm
  • agonize
  • agree
  • allege
  • allow
  • amend
  • announce
  • answer
  • apologize
  • appease
  • approve
  • argue
  • articulate
  • ask
  • assert
  • assure
  • attempt
  • attest
  • aver
  • babble
  • banter
  • bark
  • bawl
  • beg
  • begin
  • bellow
  • bemoan
  • beseech
  • bite out
  • blather
  • bleat
  • blubber
  • blurt
  • bluster
  • boast
  • boom
  • brag
  • bray
  • breathe
  • cackle
  • cajole
  • call
  • carp
  • caution
  • challenge
  • chant
  • chastise
  • chatter
  • cheer
  • chide
  • chime in
  • chirp
  • choke out
  • cite
  • claim
  • clarify
  • cluck
  • coax
  • command
  • commend
  • comment
  • commiserate
  • complain
  • compliment
  • concede
  • conclude
  • concur
  • condescend
  • confess
  • confide
  • confirm
  • congratulate
  • consider
  • console
  • conspire
  • contemplate
  • contend
  • contest
  • continue
  • coo
  • correct
  • cough
  • council
  • counter
  • criticize
  • critique
  • croak
  • croon
  • crow
  • cry
  • curse
  • deadpan
  • debate
  • declaim
  • declare
  • demand
  • demur
  • denounce
  • deny
  • deter
  • direct
  • disagree
  • disclose
  • dismiss
  • dissuade
  • distract
  • divulge
  • drawl
  • droll
  • drone
  • echo
  • effuse
  • elaborate
  • emphasize
  • encourage
  • enthuse
  • entreat
  • enunciate
  • exclaim
  • exhort
  • expound
  • explain
  • express
  • exult

F-J

  • falter
  • flatter
  • fret
  • fuss
  • gasp
  • gloat
  • glower
  • goad
  • gossip
  • grant
  • grate
  • greet
  • gripe
  • groan
  • grouse
  • grovel
  • growl
  • grumble
  • grunt
  • guess
  • gush
  • hail
  • hazard
  • heckle
  • hedge
  • hint
  • hiss
  • holler
  • hoot
  • howl
  • hum
  • hush
  • implore
  • imply
  • indicate
  • infer
  • inform
  • inquire
  • insinuate
  • insist
  • instruct
  • interject
  • interrogate
  • interrupt
  • intimate
  • intone
  • introduce
  • jest
  • joke

K-O

  • keen
  • lambaste
  • lament
  • laud
  • laugh
  • lecture
  • lisp
  • maintain
  • marvel
  • maunder
  • mention
  • moan
  • mock
  • mouth
  • mumble
  • murmur
  • muse
  • mutter
  • nag
  • narrate
  • needle
  • note
  • object
  • oblige
  • observe
  • offer
  • opine
  • orate
  • order

P-T

  • persuade
  • placate
  • plead
  • point out
  • ponder
  • pontificate
  • posit
  • postulate
  • pout
  • praise
  • prattle
  • pray
  • preach
  • predicate
  • press
  • proclaim
  • prod
  • profess
  • promise
  • prompt
  • pronounce
  • propose
  • propound
  • protest
  • purr
  • quarrel
  • quaver
  • query
  • quibble
  • quip
  • quote
  • ramble
  • rasp
  • rattle off
  • rave
  • razz
  • read
  • reaffirm
  • reason
  • reassure
  • rebuke
  • rebut
  • recall
  • recite
  • reconsider
  • regale
  • rehearse
  • reinforce
  • reiterate
  • rejoice
  • relay
  • relent
  • remark
  • remind
  • reminisce
  • repeat
  • reply
  • report
  • reprimand
  • reproach
  • request
  • resolve
  • respond
  • retort
  • reveal
  • ridicule
  • roar
  • say
  • scoff
  • scold
  • scream
  • screech
  • seethe
  • share
  • shout
  • shriek
  • sigh
  • simper
  • singsong
  • slur
  • snap
  • snarl
  • sneer
  • snicker
  • sniff
  • snipe
  • snivel
  • sob
  • soothe
  • sound out
  • specify
  • speculate
  • spit
  • sputter
  • squall
  • squawk
  • squeak
  • stammer
  • state
  • stipulate
  • stress
  • stutter
  • submit
  • suggest
  • sulk
  • supply
  • swear
  • taunt
  • tease
  • testify
  • threaten
  • toast
  • translate
  • trill

U-Z

  • upbraid
  • urge
  • vent
  • venture
  • vow
  • wail
  • warble
  • warn
  • wheedle
  • wheeze
  • whimper
  • whine
  • whisper aloud
  • wish
  • witter
  • wonder
  • worry
  • yammer
  • yell
  • yelp

TONE List

Main article: Verb:TONE

Utilizing tones can elevate a character's in-game speech. This list is produced from TONE LIST, but can be viewed by clicking here.

A - C

  • abashed
  • abrasive
  • abrupt
  • absent
  • absentminded
  • accusing
  • acerbic
  • acid
  • acrid
  • adamant
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • affable
  • affected
  • affectionate
  • affronted
  • aggravated
  • aggressive
  • agitated
  • agonize
  • agreeable
  • airy
  • alert
  • aloof
  • amazed
  • ambiguous
  • ambivalent
  • amiable
  • amicable
  • amorous
  • amused
  • angry
  • animated
  • annoyed
  • annoying
  • anxious
  • apathetic
  • apocryphal
  • apologetic
  • apoplectic
  • appreciative
  • apprehensive
  • approving
  • arch
  • ardent
  • argumentative
  • arrogant
  • ashamed
  • assertive
  • astounded
  • audacious
  • austere
  • authoritative
  • avaricious
  • avid
  • awkward
  • baffled
  • baffling
  • bashful
  • bawdy
  • befuddled
  • begrudging
  • belated
  • belligerent
  • bemused
  • bewildered
  • bewildering
  • biting
  • bitter
  • bland
  • bleak
  • bleary
  • blissful
  • blithe
  • blunt
  • bold
  • bored
  • boring
  • bossy
  • brash
  • brazen
  • breathless
  • breezy
  • brief
  • bright
  • brisk
  • broad
  • brusque
  • cagey
  • callous
  • calm
  • candid
  • cantankerous
  • careful
  • careless
  • casual
  • caustic
  • cautious
  • charming
  • chaste
  • cheeky
  • cheerful
  • churlish
  • civil
  • clear
  • clinical
  • cloying
  • clueless
  • coarse
  • coaxing
  • cold
  • comforting
  • comical
  • commanding
  • complacent
  • compliant
  • compulsive
  • concerned
  • condescending
  • confident
  • confidential
  • confiding
  • conflicted
  • confused
  • consoling
  • constructive
  • contemplate
  • contemptuous
  • contented
  • contentious
  • contrite
  • cool
  • cordial
  • courageous
  • covetous
  • coy
  • crafty
  • cranky
  • crass
  • crisp
  • cross
  • crude
  • cruel
  • cryptic
  • curious
  • curt
  • cynic

D - F

  • daft
  • dark *
  • dazed
  • decided
  • decisive
  • decorous
  • deep *
  • defeated
  • defensive
  • defiant
  • definite
  • dejected
  • deliberate
  • delicate
  • delighted
  • delirious
  • demure
  • deprecating
  • depressing
  • derisive
  • despairing
  • desperate
  • despondent
  • detached
  • determined
  • devilish
  • devoted
  • diabolical
  • didactic
  • diffident
  • diligent
  • diplomatic
  • dire
  • direct
  • disagreeable
  • disappointed
  • disapproving
  • disbelieving
  • disconsolate
  • discreet
  • disdainful
  • disgruntled
  • disgusted
  • disheartened
  • disinterested
  • dismissive
  • disoriented
  • disparaging
  • dispirited
  • disrespectful
  • distant
  • distasteful
  • distracted
  • docile
  • doleful
  • doubtful
  • dramatic
  • dreadful
  • dreamy
  • droll
  • drunken
  • dry
  • dubious
  • dull
  • dumbfounded
  • dutiful
  • eager
  • earnest
  • ecstatic
  • effortless
  • eloquent
  • embarrassed
  • emotional
  • emphatic
  • enchanted
  • encouraging
  • energetic
  • enticing
  • entreating
  • envious
  • erudite
  • evasive
  • even
  • exaggerated
  • exasperated
  • excited
  • expectant
  • explicit
  • express
  • exultant
  • facetious
  • faint
  • fanciful
  • fascinated
  • fearful
  • feeble
  • feisty
  • ferocious
  • fervent
  • fierce
  • firm
  • flat
  • flippant
  • flirtatious
  • flustered
  • fond
  • forced
  • forceful
  • forlorn
  • formal
  • frank
  • frantic
  • fretful
  • frightened
  • frosty
  • frustrated
  • furious
  • furtive
  • fussy

G - I

  • gallant
  • generous
  • gentle
  • gleeful
  • glib
  • gloomy
  • glowing
  • glum
  • gracious
  • grandiose
  • grateful
  • grating
  • grave
  • greedy
  • grim
  • grudging
  • gruff
  • grumpy
  • guarded
  • guilty
  • half-hearted
  • halting
  • happy
  • harsh
  • hasty
  • hateful
  • haughty
  • heartbroken
  • heartless
  • hearty *
  • heated
  • heavy
  • heavy-hearted
  • hedging
  • heedless
  • helpful
  • helpless
  • hesitant
  • hoarse *
  • hollow
  • honest
  • hopeful
  • hopeless
  • horrified
  • hostile
  • humble
  • hungry
  • hurried
  • hushed
  • husky *
  • hysterical
  • icy
  • idle
  • ignorant
  • immediate
  • impartial
  • impassive
  • impatient
  • imperious
  • impertinent
  • impish
  • imploring
  • impudent
  • impulsive
  • inane
  • inconsolable
  • incredulous
  • indecisive
  • indifferent
  • indignant
  • indistinct
  • indolent
  • indulgent
  • informal
  • ingratiating
  • innocent
  • inquisitive
  • insincere
  • insipid
  • insistent
  • insolent
  • insulting
  • interested
  • intimidating
  • intoxicated
  • introspective
  • inviting
  • ironic
  • irreverent
  • irritated

J - L

  • jaded
  • jealous
  • joking
  • jovial
  • joyful
  • jubilant
  • kind
  • knowing
  • laborious
  • laconic
  • lame
  • languid
  • lascivious
  • laughing
  • lazy
  • lewd
  • licentious
  • lifeless
  • light
  • light-hearted
  • listless
  • lofty
  • longing
  • loud
  • lovelorn
  • loving
  • loyal
  • lusty

M - O

  • magnanimous
  • malevolent
  • malicious
  • measured
  • meditative
  • meek
  • melodic *
  • menacing
  • mendacious
  • merciless
  • merry
  • mild
  • mild-mannered
  • mischievous
  • miserable
  • mocking
  • modest
  • monotone *
  • morose
  • mournful
  • mushy
  • musing
  • mysterious
  • nagging
  • naive
  • nasal
  • nasty
  • nervous
  • neutral
  • nonchalant
  • noncommittal
  • nonplussed
  • nonsensical
  • nostalgic
  • oblivious
  • obnoxious
  • obsequious
  • obsessive
  • offended
  • offhanded
  • ominous
  • optimistic
  • outraged
  • outrageous

P - R

  • painful
  • passionate
  • passive
  • patient
  • patronizing
  • pawky
  • pedantic
  • peeved
  • peevish
  • pensive
  • perceptive
  • perfunctory
  • perky
  • perplexed
  • perspicacious
  • persuasive
  • petulant
  • philosophic
  • pious
  • piqued
  • pitiless
  • pitying
  • placating
  • placid
  • plain
  • plaintive
  • playful
  • pleading
  • pleasant
  • pleased
  • plodding
  • pointed
  • polite
  • pompous
  • pragmatic
  • praiseful
  • prayerful
  • pretentious
  • prim
  • prompt
  • proud
  • prudish
  • puzzled
  • quavering
  • querulous
  • questioning
  • quick
  • quiet *
  • rabid
  • rapt
  • rapturous
  • raspy *
  • reasonable
  • reasoned
  • reassuring
  • reflective
  • regretful
  • rejoicing
  • relieved
  • reluctant
  • remorseful
  • reproachful
  • reproving
  • resentful
  • resigned
  • resolute
  • resolved
  • respectful
  • reticent
  • reverent
  • rhetorical
  • riotous
  • roguish
  • rough
  • rousing
  • rude
  • rueful

S - Z

  • sad
  • sadistic
  • sagacious
  • sage
  • sarcastic
  • sardonic
  • sassy
  • satirical
  • savage
  • scandalous
  • scathing
  • scolding
  • scornful
  • seductive
  • self-absorbed
  • self-assured
  • sensuous
  • serene
  • serious
  • severe
  • shaky
  • shameless
  • sharp
  • sheepish
  • short
  • shrewd
  • shrill *
  • shy
  • silky
  • simple
  • sincere
  • skeptical
  • skittish
  • sleepy
  • slow
  • sly
  • smarmy
  • smooth
  • smug
  • snarking
  • snide
  • snippy
  • snobbish
  • snotty
  • sober
  • soft *
  • solemn
  • somber
  • soothing
  • sorrowful
  • sour
  • speculative
  • speechless
  • spiteful
  • spurious
  • squeaky *
  • squeamish
  • stalwart
  • staunch
  • steady
  • stern
  • stiff
  • stilted
  • stoic
  • stout
  • strained
  • strict
  • strident
  • stubborn
  • stupid
  • suave
  • sublime
  • submissive
  • subtle
  • succinct
  • sudden
  • suggestive
  • sulky
  • sullen
  • surprised
  • surreptitious
  • suspicious
  • sweet
  • sycophantic
  • sympathetic
  • tame
  • tart
  • tearful
  • teasing
  • tenacious
  • tender
  • tense
  • tentative
  • terrified
  • terse
  • testy
  • theatrical
  • thick
  • thoughtful
  • thoughtless
  • threatening
  • throaty
  • thunderous
  • tight
  • timid
  • tired
  • toneless
  • tormented
  • tremulous
  • trepidatious
  • trite
  • triumphant
  • truthful
  • unabashed
  • unassuming
  • uncertain
  • uncivil
  • uncomfortable
  • unconvincing
  • uncouth
  • unctuous
  • understanding
  • uneasy
  • unexpected
  • unfeeling
  • ungracious
  • unhappy
  • unhelpful
  • unkind
  • urbane
  • urgent
  • vacuous
  • vague
  • vapid
  • vehement
  • vengeful
  • venomous
  • vexed
  • vicious
  • vigorous
  • vociferous
  • voracious
  • vulgar
  • warm
  • warning
  • wary
  • waspish
  • weak *
  • weary
  • whimsical
  • whining
  • wicked
  • winning
  • wishful
  • wishy-washy
  • wistful
  • withering
  • witty
  • woeful
  • wondering
  • wooden
  • worried
  • wounded
  • wrathful
  • wry

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