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- lugubrious
- full of or expressive of sorrow
- impartial
- free from bias in judgement; not inclining toward either side in a matter under dispute
- irreverent
- having or showing a lack of respect
- colloquial
- in the style of conversation
- sardonic
- marked by contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others
- insipid
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Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality; lacking an appetizing flavor
- burlesque
- (n.)a false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something; (v.) to mockingly represent the manner or expression of another
- condescending
- descending to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity; treating in a superciliously indulgent manner
- turgid
- filled up with or as if with something insubstantial
- benevolent
- Characterized by kindness and concern for others; of or concerned with charity
- supercilious
- overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance
- pedantic
- characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters
- contentious
- having or showing an eagerness to fight; given to arguing; inclined to act in a hostile way