Adjectives to Describe Outward Appearance

You can imagine that most of the people who work for the Red Cross are ______ types.

Someone who is _____ behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.

If you describe a person as ______, you mean that they appear to concentrate very hard on everything that they do, and they feel and show their emotions in a very extreme way.

You only tell your secrets to a ______ friend.

If you say that someone is _____, you mean that they behave in a strange way, and have habits or opinions that are different from those of most people.

He'll look around to see how many women are checking him out, whilst displaying a ____ grin and eyeing up his next potential conquest.

If you are _____ to someone who is in a bad situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings.

An _____ is someone who spends a lot of time studying and thinking about complicated ideas.

If you say that someone is ____, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are.

If someone handles a terrible public embarrassment gracefully and without breaking down, we might compliment her _____ manner.

If someone is ____, they have no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life.

having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

If you say that someone or something is _____, you mean they are calm, impressive and deserve respect.

threatening or suggesting evil or harm; ominous

An _____ person is an unconventional, odd person. Think of them as following a slightly different orbit from the rest of society.

An _______ is also a noun for a cerebral or brainy person who engages in deep thinking, like Plato, Albert Einstein, or your classmate who can speak at length about the relationship between French existentialism and ice hockey.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

______ is an adjective that describes someone or something that is not harmful or at least doesn’t cause harm on purpose.

A _____ person is reliable, responsible, and can be trusted completely.