| parsimonious | Excessively unwilling to spend money; frugal to the point of stinginess | |
| partisan | A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person | |
| pastiche | A work of art, literature, music, or film that imitates the style of previous works, often as a tribute or satire | |
| pathos | A quality that evokes pity or sadness | |
| patois | The dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country | |
| paucity | The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts | |
| pedantic | Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overly concerned with formalism and precision | |
| pedestrian | A person walking along a road or in a developed area | |
| peevish | easily irritated, especially by unimportant things | |
| pendulous | Hanging down loosely | |