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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| shortly | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| concisely | x/x | Adverb, Adverb |
| in brief | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| in short | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| then | / | Adverb |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| initially | x/xx | Adverb |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| once | / | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| frequently | /xx | Adverb |
| later | /x | Adjective |
| fleetingly | /xx | Adverb |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| extensively | x/xx | Adverb |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| sporadically | x/xx | Adverb |
| periodically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| thoroughly | /xx | Adverb |
| casually | /xxx | Adverb |
| usefully | /xx | Adverb |
| previously | /xxx | Adverb |
| infrequently | x/xx | Adverb |
| slowly | /x | Adverb |
| repeatedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| quietly | /xx | Adverb |
| swiftly | /x | Adverb |
| happily | /xx | Adverb |
| pointedly | /xx | Adverb |
| temporarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| here | / | Adverb |
| forcefully | /xx | Adverb |
| belatedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| regretfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| gently | /x | Adverb |
| reluctantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| discussed | x/ | Verb |
| intermittently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| afterward | /xx | Adverb |
| candidly | /xx | Adverb |
| comprehensively | xx/xx | Adverb |
| while | / | Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| promptly | /x | Adverb |
| eloquently | /xxx | Adverb |
| fondly | /x | Adverb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| calmly | /x | Adverb |
| coyly | /x | Adverb |
| similarly | /xxx | Adverb |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| often | /x | Adverb |
| formally | /xx | Adverb |
| tentatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| soon | / | Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb |
| hesitantly | /xxx | Adverb |
| summarily | x/xx | Adverb |
| regularly | /xxx | Adverb |
| lucidly | /xx | Adverb |
| further | /x | Adjective |
| gradually | /xxx | Adverb |
| kindly | /x | Adverb |
| specifically | x/xx | Adverb |
| though | / | Adverb |
| controversially | xx/xx | Adverb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| unexpectedly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| poignantly | /xx | Adverb |
| politely | x/x | Adverb |
| wistfully | /xx | Adverb |
| curiously | /xxx | Adverb |
| broadly | /x | Adverb |
| cautiously | /xx | Adverb |
| explicitly | x/xx | Adverb |
| finally | /xx | Adverb |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb |
| vividly | /xx | Adverb |
| informally | x/xx | Adverb |
| sadly | /x | Adverb |
| well | / | Adverb |
| glibly | /x | Adverb |
| helpfully | /xx | Adverb |
| vaguely | /x | Adverb |
| presumably | x/xx | Adverb |
| discreetly | x/x | Adverb |
| mentioned | /x | Verb |
| conversed | x/ | Verb |
| succinctly | x/x | Adverb |
| humorously | /xxx | Adverb |
| benignly | x/x | Adverb |
| obliquely | x/x | Adverb |
| explicated | xxxx | Verb |
| rapidly | /xx | Adverb |
| nevertheless | xxx/ | Adverb |
| inexplicably | xx/xx | Adverb |
| satisfactorily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| halfheartedly | /xxx | Adverb |
| timidly | /xx | Adverb |
| preliminarily | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| amiably | /xxx | Adverb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| fully | /x | Adverb |
| thus | / | Adverb |
| superficially | /xxxx | Adverb |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| nonetheless | xx/ | Adverb |
| even | /x | Adverb |
| dispassionately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| suddenly | /xx | Adverb |
| gleefully | /xx | Adverb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb |
| unhappily | x/xx | Adverb |
| memorably | /xxx | Adverb |
| definitively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| tactfully | /xx | Adverb |
| interestingly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| dimly | /x | Adverb |
| disdainfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| latter | /x | Noun |
| last | / | Adjective |
| deftly | /x | Adverb |
| sufficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| chatted | /x | Verb |
| exhaustively | x/xx | Adverb |
| only | /x | Adverb |
| sharply | /x | Adverb |
| hurriedly | /xx | Adverb |
| parenthetically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| yesterday | /xx | Noun |
| openly | /xx | Adverb |
| mercifully | /xxx | Adverb |
| excitedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| decisively | x/xx | Adverb |
| first | / | Adjective |
| animatedly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| prominently | /xxx | Adverb |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| adequately | /xxx | Adverb |
| favorably | /xxx | Adverb |
| modestly | /xx | Adverb |
| systematically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| apparently | x/xx | Adverb |
| likewise | /x | Adverb |
| distantly | /xx | Adverb |
| subtly | /xx | Adverb |
| aptly | /x | Adverb |
| amusingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| remembered | x/x | Verb |
| languidly | /xx | Adverb |
| clumsily | /xx | Adverb |
| nicely | /x | Adverb |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| talked | / | Verb |
| in a nutshell | xx/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| curtly | /x | Adverb |
| plainly | /x | Adverb |
| alphabetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| describe | x/ | Noun |
| identify | x/xx | Noun |
| abridged | x/ | Adjective |
| agents | /x | Noun |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| authenticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| bibliographical | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| brevity | /xx | Noun |
| card | / | Noun, Verb |
| centrifuge | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| description | x/x | Noun |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| dipped | / | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| doze | / | Verb, Noun |
| everything | /xx | Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| expeditiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flattering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| followed | /x | Verb |
| handwritten | /xx | Adjective |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| nutshell | /x | Noun, Verb |
| obituary | x/xxx | Noun |
| outline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| passing | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| plunge | / | Verb, Noun |
| preparatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| preservative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| rate | / | Noun, Verb |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| receptacle | x/xx | Noun |
| relates | x/ | Verb |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simplistically | x/xx | Adverb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| someone | /x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| speedily | /xx | Adverb |
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective |
| summarized | /xx | Verb |
| tabular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| touch | / | Noun, Verb |
| typewritten | /xx | Adjective |
| urgently | /xx | Adverb |
| wick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| word | / | Noun, Verb |
| writ | / | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
