| divisive | Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people | |
| docile | Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive | |
| doctrinaire | A person who seeks to impose a doctrine without regard to practical considerations | |
| doggerel | Comic verse composed in irregular rhythm | |
| dolorous | Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress | |
| dormant | In a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative; in abeyance | |
| dour | Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance | |
| draconian | Excessively harsh and severe laws or rules | |
| droll | Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement | |
| dudgeon | A feeling of offense or deep resentment | |