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Tone: friendliness & unfriendliness
part of Doolittle's tone set
19
English
11th Grade
07/31/2009

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cordial
Definition
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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solicitous
Definition
mindful, attentive
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obliging
Definition
helpful, kind, friendly, accommodating
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sociable
Definition
friendly or agreeable in company; companionable
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gracious
Definition
favorable and polite OR characterized by good taste
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indulgent
Definition
benignly lenient or permissive
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belittling
Definition
finding fault, downplaying, disparaging, deprecating,
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severe
Definition
harsh; unnecessarily extreme
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contentious
Definition
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
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spiteful
Definition
vindictive; malicious; malevolent; venomous
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boorish
Definition
unmannered; crude; insensitive
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insolent
Definition
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
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impudent
Definition
insulting, rude; saucy, pert
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repressive
Definition
inhibitory, restrictive; keeping under control
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reproving
Definition
criticizing or correcting (sometimes gently)
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scolding
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rebuke; reprimand
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derisive
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contemptuous; mocking; jeering
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disparaging
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ridicule, discredit, mock, demean, belittle
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scornful
Definition
contemptuous, disdainful, insulting,
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