simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction or repulsion) toward an object, person, or action

i.e.:

The short doctor was treated with ambivalence, yes he was smart- but at three foot his stature was too childlike. 

opposition in feeling (aversion)

i.e.:

My happiness could not be blighted by his antipathy.

of or being an aggressive attitude or refutation of opinions in the principles of another, war-like

i.e.: 

Many works of art can exhibit polemic signs and other telling signals.

intended or designed to teach

i.e.:

It was veritably a didactic lesson plan.

mournful or dismal

i.e.:

What a lugubrious piece, I was crying by the end of it"

word that limits or modifies the meaning of another word or phrase

i.e.

The word "not" was definitely a qualifier in the sentence: "She was not beautiful."

without pretense or reserve; straightforward

i.e.:

The response was so candid, I was struck dumb.

snobby, a form of arrogance

i.e.:

"what a pretentious little bugger!"

playfully imaginative

i.e.:

The manager was fanciful when it came to marketing ideas.

unfeeling

i.e.:

By now, the butcher was completely apathetic about his trade.

the act of talking down to another

i.e.:

He always talked to his family with such condescension.

sad yearning

i.e.:

The dog looked wistfully at the leftovers being thrown away.

no bias

i.e.:

The judge was indifferent about the case.

extraordinarily angry

i.e.: 

The parent sent an irate letter to the school concerning the bullying at hand.

a form of condescension, one where the recipient is treated haughtily

i.e.:

"Do not patronize me, good sir, for it is above your station" 

treated with levity or no consideration

i.e.:

Ruth was so flippant at her interview, I can't believe she came to be a janitor!" 

to the point

i.e.: 

The comment she made was so straightforward it flabbergasted all of us"

a positive remembrance of the past

i.e.:

The teacher gazed at us so nostalgically, we thought something neural happened!"

upset at the injustice

i.e.:

The dog looked so indignant when it saw the persecuting faces.

flirting talk

i.e.:

He bantered with her through the whole first period.

dear to the heart

i.e.:

That locket holds sentimental value to my mother.

having unclear or two meanings

i.e.:

The DNA test results were to ambiguous to verify the owner of the handgun.

copying, alluding to, or making a farce of a heroic story

i.e.:

The story about that rabbit was such a mock-heroic: his name was Hercules, he didn't know his parent's names until the end, and he had super strength

a wish to have not done something

i.e.:

The cake was so good, but it was definitely too much, now I'm full of regret too.

confused

i.e.:

The math question had me so perplexed that I just started drawing in the margins.

pleasant entertainment

i.e.:

The child was so amused by the TV show, it began to giggle.

to feel bad about something

i.e.:

I am now full of remorse for having made her sing when she already felt sick.

ostentatious display of knowledge

i.e.: 

The professor walked in and the lesson was so pedantic that I had no qualms about the homework.

contrary to what you think

i.e.:

The fact that the most athletic one of us having to answer all of the questions at the science fair was so ironic to me, I began to chuckle.

to be playfully ironic or facetious 

i.e.:

That was such a tongue-in-cheek remark, I took it as serious at first.

excessive meaning or enthusiasm

i.e.:

The offered us effusive thanks.

scornful or mocking

i.e.: 

The smile was so sardonic, I had to shudder.

attacking and resilient remark

i.e.:

I was so offended by such an inflammatory remark that I responded in kind.

overdone

i.e.: 

The kid was so dramatic I scoffed and walked away.

expressing discontentment or disgust

i.e.:

My enemy looked so disdainfully at his opponent, I had to wipe it off with a permanent swipe.

sad and mournful

i.e.:

I began to cry because the song was so elegiac.

very sad

i.e.:

Charles Dickens used the word melancholic many times in his work A Christmas Carol.

holding back emotion

I can't believe the lawyer was so restrained, it was as if their face was immobile.

on edge

i.e.:

The girl's biting tones could be heard through the telephone.

sad

i.e.:

The funeral was a mournful event.

indifferent

i.e.:

The judge was completely objective in her ruling.

Threatening

i.e.:

The dark clouds held an ominous surprise in them.

negative

i.e.:

Squidward is a cynical character in the TV show, Spongebob.

purposeful

i.e.:

Many parts of the bible are poignant.

objective

i.e.:

The coroner looked over the murder scene very clinically.

unsure or holding back

i.e.:

The clerk walked over the broken glass apprehensively, unsure of what she might find lurking behind the vault door.

sarcastic

i.e.:

The grin was so wry I believed it was real.