Adjectives that start with P to Describe a Person

Suffering from paranoia.

Having or expressing strong emotions.

Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; Peacefully resistant in response to injustice; Lacking in energy or will.

Enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance.

(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.

Showing pensive sadness; Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

Having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; Of or relating to perception.

Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.

Stubbornly unyielding; Retained; not shed; Continually recurring to the mind; Never-ceasing.

Expecting the worst possible outcome.

Contemptibly narrow in outlook; (informal) small and of little importance; Inferior in rank or status.

Characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers.

Exacting especially about details.

Not easily irritated; (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves.

Lacking in physical beauty or proportion; Lacking embellishment or ornamentation; Free from any effort to soften to disguise; Not mixed with extraneous elements; Lacking patterns especially in color; Not elaborate or elaborated; simple; Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.

Full of fun and high spirits.

Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; Marked by refinement in taste and manners; Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display; Puffed up with vanity.

Having or showing a desire to control or dominate; Desirous of owning; Serving to express or indicate possession.

Having or put to a practical purpose or use; Being actually such in almost every respect; Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; Concerned with actual use or practice.

Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism; Concerned with practical matters.

Capable of being foretold.

(of a display) tawdry or vulgar; Intended to attract notice and impress others; Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.

Not expressed; Concerning one person exclusively; Concerning things deeply private and personal; Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.

(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens; Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently.

Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride.

Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed.

Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative.