querulous
innocuous
inimical
succinct
pompous
unfriendly
fretful
grandiloquent
compendious
harmless
querulous - Given to complaining; peevish.
Synonyms: fretful, whiny, grumbling
Usage: After the long walk, the child became querulous and wanted to go home.
innocuous - Having no adverse effect; harmless.
Synonyms: harmless
Usage: Whatever my intentions were, I have been innocuous, for you have dogged
my strides and counteracted my influence.
inimical - Injurious or harmful in effect.
Synonyms: adverse, hostile, unfriendly
Usage: Their criticisms were more inimical than constructive.
succinct - Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and
terse.
Synonyms: compendious, summary, compact
Usage: Some students enjoyed the teacher's succinct style, while others wished
she would elaborate on certain topics.
pompous - Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity.
Synonyms: overblown, grandiloquent, portentous
Usage: He read the proclamation aloud in a pompous voice, although nobody was
paying attention.
