diff --git a/janet.1 b/janet.1
index fc460bf5..4f39eb75 100644
--- a/janet.1
+++ b/janet.1
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ janet \- run the Janet language abstract machine
 .BR args ...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Janet is a functional and imperative programming language and bytecode interpreter.
-It is a modern lisp, but lists are replaced by other data structures with better utility
-and performance (arrays, tables, structs, tuples). The language also features bridging
+It is a Lisp-like language, but lists are replaced by other data structures
+(arrays, tables, structs, tuples). The language also features bridging
 to native code written in C, meta-programming with macros, and bytecode assembly.
 
 There is a repl for trying out the language, as well as the ability to run script files.
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index d8cf9e6d..f1142dff 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ adopt-info: janet
 summary: functional and imperative programming language and bytecode interpreter
 description: |
     **Janet** is a functional and imperative programming language and bytecode interpreter. It is a
-    modern lisp, but lists are replaced
+    Lisp-like language, but lists are replaced
     by other data structures (arrays, tables (hash table), struct (immutable hash table), tuples).
     The language also supports bridging to native code written in C, meta-programming with macros, and bytecode assembly.
 base: core18