| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aloof | distant and not warm |
| 2. | angular | stiff and lacking smoothness |
| 3. | austere | plain, strict, and restrained |
| 4. | awkward | not relaxed or natural |
| 5. | boardlike | flat, hard, and rigid |
| 6. | bolt-upright | sitting or standing very straight |
| 7. | businesslike | practical and not relaxed |
| 8. | buttoned-down | conservative and restrained |
| 9. | buttoned-up | reserved and emotionally restrained |
| 10. | ceremonious | very formal in manner |
| 11. | closed-off | not emotionally open |
| 12. | clumsy | moving in a rigid way |
| 13. | cold | emotionally distant or formal |
| 14. | cool | reserved rather than warm |
| 15. | correct | proper in behavior or style |
| 16. | cramped | restricted and uncomfortable |
| 17. | crisp | firm and pleasantly rigid |
| 18. | deadpan | deliberately expressionless |
| 19. | decorous | proper and restrained |
| 20. | detached | emotionally uninvolved or cool |
| 21. | distant | emotionally detached and reserved |
| 22. | drawn | tightened or tense in appearance |
| 23. | dry | lacking warmth or liveliness |
| 24. | emotionless | without visible feeling |
| 25. | expressionless | showing little or no feeling |
| 26. | firm | solid and not soft |
| 27. | fixed | firmly established or immovable |
| 28. | forced | not natural or easy |
| 29. | formal | strictly proper; not relaxed |
| 30. | formalized | made more formal and rigid |
| 31. | frigid | very cold or emotionally distant |
| 32. | frosty | cold and unfriendly |
| 33. | frozen | motionless or unable to relax |
| 34. | glacial | extremely cold and slow |
| 35. | grave | serious and solemn |
| 36. | grim | stern and lacking warmth |
| 37. | guarded | careful and not open |
| 38. | hard | solid, tough, or inflexible |
| 39. | hardened | made hard or less flexible |
| 40. | heavy | slow and lacking ease |
| 41. | humorless | lacking playfulness or wit |
| 42. | icy | cold and unfriendly |
| 43. | ill at ease | uncomfortable and not relaxed |
| 44. | immobile | unable to move freely |
| 45. | immovable | unable to be moved |
| 46. | impassive | showing no emotion |
| 47. | inelastic | not stretchy or adaptable |
| 48. | inexpressive | showing little feeling |
| 49. | inflexible | unable to bend or change |
| 50. | jammed | stuck and hard to move |
| 51. | jerky | moving with abrupt stiffness |
| 52. | labored | done with strained effort |
| 53. | leaden | heavy, dull, and lifeless |
| 54. | lifeless | lacking energy or animation |
| 55. | lifelessly formal | formal in a dull way |
| 56. | locked | fixed and unable to move |
| 57. | matter-of-fact | plain and unemotional |
| 58. | measured | carefully controlled and restrained |
| 59. | mechanical | lacking natural ease or warmth |
| 60. | muscularly tight | tense in the muscles |
| 61. | ossified | become rigid and unchanging |
| 62. | paralyzed | unable to move normally |
| 63. | petrified | made rigid with fear |
| 64. | phlegmatic | calm and not easily moved |
| 65. | pinched | tight and strained-looking |
| 66. | poker-faced | showing no expression |
| 67. | ponderous | heavy and awkwardly slow |
| 68. | prim | very proper and formal |
| 69. | proper | strictly correct in behavior |
| 70. | ramrod-straight | extremely straight and rigid |
| 71. | remote | emotionally distant or detached |
| 72. | reserved | not open or relaxed |
| 73. | restrained | controlled and not relaxed |
| 74. | rigid | not flexible or easily bent |
| 75. | robotic | mechanical and lacking ease |
| 76. | seized | suddenly tightened or gripped |
| 77. | set | fixed firmly in place |
| 78. | solid | firm and not yielding |
| 79. | starched | very formal and rigid |
| 80. | starchy | overly formal and restrained |
| 81. | stern | serious and strict |
| 82. | straight | not bent or curved |
| 83. | strained | tense from effort or stress |
| 84. | stuck | unable to move freely |
| 85. | taut | stretched tight; not slack |
| 86. | tautened | made tighter or more tense |
| 87. | tense | tight and not relaxed |
| 88. | tight | firmly stretched or constricted |
| 89. | tightened | made tense or constricted |
| 90. | tough | hard to bend or cut |
| 91. | unanimated | lacking movement or liveliness |
| 92. | unbending | not yielding or flexible |
| 93. | uncomfortable | not physically or mentally relaxed |
| 94. | uneasy | not comfortable or relaxed |
| 95. | unnatural | not relaxed or lifelike |
| 96. | unsmiling | not smiling; serious-looking |
| 97. | unyielding | not giving way or softening |
| 98. | withdrawn | quiet and emotionally distant |
| 99. | wooden | awkwardly rigid or unnatural |
| 100. | woodenly formal | awkwardly and rigidly formal |
