Stolen from nosinsforgiven
Post 26 Words to Describe Yourself each beginning with a different letter. If you want you can also add a definition to each.
I love this meme. It couldn't be more honest without being painfully so, and thus, far less fun. I kept a couple of Saint's answers, just because they were accurate to me, as well... and I loved the words :3
You'll notice some of these are contradictory. Well, if you know me even reasonably well, you already know that "contradictory" is one of the most apt words one could use to describe me.
26 Words that Describe Charles
· Arrant: downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious; wandering; errant
· Blackguard: a rude or unscrupulous person; a scoundrel; a person who uses foul, vile, vicious, surrilous or abusive language; scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless
· Complaisant: inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant
· Dilatory: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
· Ebullient: overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
· Fallible: liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken; liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate
· Guileful: possessing insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity; shrewd, as demonstrated by skill in deception; the quality of being crafty; able to make use of tricks to deceive someone
· Heterophemy: irregular or non-standard pronunciation; common use of the wrong word; the unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness
· Introspective: to look into or examine, particularly one's own mind, feelings, etc.; to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings
· Jocund: sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality; cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
· Kvetch: a chronic, whining complainer
· Langurous: lacking in physical or mental energy; listlessness; possessing a dreamy, lazy mood or quality
· Multifarious: having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; diversified; made up of many differing parts
· Nettlesome: causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance; easily provoked or annoyed
· Obduracy: stubbornness; persistence
· Pertinacious: holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute; stubborn or obstinate; extremely or objectionably persistent
· Quixotic: extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; visionary, impractical, or impracticable; impulsive and often rashly unpredictable
· Ribald: characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor; a vulgar, lewdly funny person
· Slugabed: one who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard
· Transparent: easily seen through, recognized, or detected; manifest; obvious; open; frank; candid
· Ullaged: having lost content due to damage, use or natural expiration
· Vehement: zealous; ardent; impassioned; characterized by violence, rancor or anger; strongly emotional; intense or passionate
· Winsome: sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging; cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted; causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant
· Xenophile: a person attracted to that which is foreign, especially to foreign peoples, manners, or cultures
· Yeasty: full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial
· Zealous: full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent
I love this meme. It couldn't be more honest without being painfully so, and thus, far less fun. I kept a couple of Saint's answers, just because they were accurate to me, as well... and I loved the words :3
You'll notice some of these are contradictory. Well, if you know me even reasonably well, you already know that "contradictory" is one of the most apt words one could use to describe me.
26 Words that Describe Charles
· Arrant: downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious; wandering; errant
· Blackguard: a rude or unscrupulous person; a scoundrel; a person who uses foul, vile, vicious, surrilous or abusive language; scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless
· Complaisant: inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant
· Dilatory: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
· Ebullient: overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
· Fallible: liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken; liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate
· Guileful: possessing insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity; shrewd, as demonstrated by skill in deception; the quality of being crafty; able to make use of tricks to deceive someone
· Heterophemy: irregular or non-standard pronunciation; common use of the wrong word; the unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness
· Introspective: to look into or examine, particularly one's own mind, feelings, etc.; to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings
· Jocund: sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality; cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
· Kvetch: a chronic, whining complainer
· Langurous: lacking in physical or mental energy; listlessness; possessing a dreamy, lazy mood or quality
· Multifarious: having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; diversified; made up of many differing parts
· Nettlesome: causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance; easily provoked or annoyed
· Obduracy: stubbornness; persistence
· Pertinacious: holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute; stubborn or obstinate; extremely or objectionably persistent
· Quixotic: extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; visionary, impractical, or impracticable; impulsive and often rashly unpredictable
· Ribald: characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor; a vulgar, lewdly funny person
· Slugabed: one who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard
· Transparent: easily seen through, recognized, or detected; manifest; obvious; open; frank; candid
· Ullaged: having lost content due to damage, use or natural expiration
· Vehement: zealous; ardent; impassioned; characterized by violence, rancor or anger; strongly emotional; intense or passionate
· Winsome: sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging; cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted; causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant
· Xenophile: a person attracted to that which is foreign, especially to foreign peoples, manners, or cultures
· Yeasty: full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial
· Zealous: full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent