Negative Character Adjectives

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Across
  1. 1. There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people __________ enough to buy them.
  2. 4. He can be a __________ old fossil at times – always grumpy and moaning.
  3. 6. This great online site offers up tons of vintages looks and styles to satisfy even the most __________ of customers.
  4. 10. He needed also to maintain socially and emotionally comfortable circumstances for his guests by preserving harmony among a notoriously __________ group of people who seemed to thrive on petty arguments.
  5. 14. At best it was misleading; at worst it was downright __________ and aimed at hiding the truth.
  6. 16. She’s too __________ to heat the house properly so she wears loads of jumpers instead.
  7. 17. It’s that __________ tone of hers that I can’t bear – she speaks to me as if I’m a child!
  8. 18. I appreciate that many of these students may be __________ and difficult, and disturb the other students.
Down
  1. 2. He always seemed to be rather __________ and about himself, bragging about his house and holidays.
  2. 3. He’s really __________ and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.
  3. 5. He was very __________ about his hair and clothes and was always checking how he looked in the mirror even during our conversation.
  4. 7. Some people believe that to succeed in this world you have to be __________, doing whatever it takes to win without caring about other people’s feelings.
  5. 8. If accused, he can claim to have been tricked by a spy with a plan even more __________ than his.
  6. 9. "He's only pretending to like classical music so that Emma will go out with him." "Don't be so __________ - you don't know that."
  7. 11. His __________ great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million but you would never know from the way he lived always buying the cheapest offers available.
  8. 12. It might sound __________, but I don’t care if he’s homeless. He’s not living with me.
  9. 13. People who are __________ are callous, lack morality, and are excessively motivated by self-interest. They view interpersonal manipulation as the key for life success, and behave accordingly.
  10. 15. Sailing the Atlantic in such a tiny boat wasn’t so much brave as __________.