absent-minded

He's become so absent-minded recently. He keeps losing things.

ambitious

She's extremely ambitious and intends to be running her own company by the time she's 30.

amusing

He's such a sociable, amusing man!

arrogant

I hate those arrogant people who think that they're always right about everything.

bad-tempered

She became bad-tempered and tearful with her husband.

boring

The priest was such a boring speaker that nobody was listening to his sermon.

calm

He stayed calm throughout the confusion.

careful

Mike is a very careful worker. ,

cautious

Firms have been unusually cautious about hiring new workers.

cheerful

You're in a very cheerful mood today.

courageous

Tim is the most courageous police officer I know.

cowardly

He was a weak, cowardly person.

cruel

Stop teasing him about his disability! You're being cruel!

curious

Young people are usually curious about the world.

determined

His enemies are determined to ruin him.

dishonest

He's been dishonest in his dealings with us.

disobedient

The dog never listens. It's very disobedient.

easy-going

Thankfully, he's a very easy-going boss.

extrovert

I'm a bit of an extravert. I love going out and I'm happy to have a lot of people around me.

forgetful

Her elderly mum is getting very forgetful these days. .

frank

He was brought up to be frank and always tell the truth.

friendly

Our neighbours have always been very friendly toward us.

generous

It was very generous of you to lend me so much money.

grumpy

The shopkeeper was a grumpy and rather unfriendly man.

hard-working

She deserves a bit of success - she's very hard-working.

honest

They were poor, but honest.

impatient

After months of delays, customers were getting impatient.

impulsive

If I were you I wouldn't be so impulsive. Think before you act.

insensitive

He apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless.

insincere

He said he was sorry, but I could tell that he was being insincere.

intolerant

I'm afraid she's quite intolerant of working-class people.

introvert

Cath is a typical introvert. She's not very sociable and prefers to spend time on her own, reading and painting.

irritable

I don't think he will be a good father. He's far too irritable and impatient.

jealous

She became very jealous whenever he talked to other women.

kind

The kind woman took the cat in and nursed it back to health.

lazy

I'm too lazy to wash the dishes, that's why I bought a dishwasher.

loyal

She's a loyal friend. She's stood by me for years.

mean

He becomes mean when he doesn't get his way. They were too mean to put any money in the charity collection.

naive

She's so naive she believes in everything she sees on TV.

nervous

We would like to warn viewers of a nervous disposition that the following programme contains scenes of violence.

obedient

I was a well-behaved and obedient child. You had to be in those days.

optimistic

The government was optimistic about the future of the reform.

patient

Be patient with her - she's a small child and she needs to take her time.

pessimistic

Older voters are less satisfied with their lives and more pessimistic about the economic future.

possessive

He's very possessive towards his wife.

proud

a proud, arrogant man

quarrelsome

I remember he had a very quarrelsome wife.

quiet

He was seen off by her quiet, middle-aged parents.

reliable

John is very reliable - if he says he'll do something he'll do it.

reserved

The English have a reputation for being reserved.

rude

She had been rude to her boss.

self-confident

At school he was popular and self-confident.

selfish

It may sound a bit selfish, but I'm really worried about what will happen to me after the company is closed.

sensitive

I must praise the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill.

serious

Anne realized he wasn't really arrogant, but a bit too serious in manner.

shy

I was pretty shy at school.

sincere

I don't think the actor was being sincere when he apologized.

sociable

Being a sociable person, Ella loved going out.

stubborn

He accused her of being a silly, stubborn old woman.

tactful

It was very tactful of you not to mention her weight.

talkative

The talkative taxi driver was a nightmare.

thrifty

My grandpa has always been very thrifty. He never treats himself to anything.

tolerant

a more tolerant attitude towards other religions

unfriendly

I'm not being unfriendly. I'm just not in a mood for talking.

unkind

It was unkind of you to criticize her.

unreliable

I wouldn't trust him at all. He's never been very reliable.

vain

If you flatter him too much, you'll make him vain.

vindictive

Her remarks were vindictive and personalized.