Precise adjectives for character

Rare but useful adjectives for describing personality and behaviour with precision.

20 cardsby Grove EnglishAdded 9 Oct 2026

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obsequious
too eager to please or obey other people
подобострастный, раболепный
magnanimous
generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival
великодушный
truculent
eager to argue or fight
агрессивный, задиристый
sanctimonious
behaving as if you are morally better than other people
ханжеский, лицемерно-праведный
pusillanimous
lacking courage
малодушный, трусливый
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- intransigent
- garrulous
- taciturn
- affable
- fastidious
- disingenuous
- perspicacious
- phlegmatic
- querulous
- imperious
- diffident
- mercurial
- irascible
- supercilious
- indefatigable