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Describing people

Physical characteristics

tall
slim
fat
well-built
overweight
short
medium height
thin
well-dressed
smart
good-looking
attractive
beautiful
pretty
handsome
ugly
old
young
middle-aged
bald
bald-headed
beard
moustache
long hair
short hair
straight hair
curly hair
fair-haired
blond-haired or blonde-haired
brown-haired
dark-haired
ginger-haired
blonde
brunette
redhead

Feelings

happy
sad
miserable
worried
depressed
excited
fed up
bored
pleased
delighted
surprised
disappointed
enthusiastic
relaxed
stressed
anxious
calm
tired
exhausted
angry
annoyed
disgusted
sound

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Emotional characteristics

confident
sensitive
calm
hot-headed
impulsive
cheerful
generous
kind
mean
crazy
sensible
serious
honest
good-humoured
bad-tempered
moody
dishonest
hard-working
clever
intelligent
arrogant
snobbish
happy
unhappy
stupid
lazy
outgoing
cautious
adventurous
shy
introverted
extroverted
easy-going
rude
bad-mannered
impolite
emotional
polite
funny
witty
boring
patient
impatient
sophisticated
cheeky
friendly
unfriendly
conceited
brave
cowardly
absent-minded
talented
modest