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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| flaccid | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| droopy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| limp | / | Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sagging | /x | Noun, Noun, Adjective |
| drooping | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| slack | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| regular | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| relaxed | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| floppy | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| weak | / | Noun, Adjective |
| lenient | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| loose | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| indulgent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| permissive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| negligent | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| tense | / | Noun, Noun |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| careless | /x | Adjective |
| overzealous | xx/x | Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| undisciplined | x/xx | Adjective |
| rigid | /x | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| tardy | /x | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| neglectful | x/x | Adjective |
| stricter | /x | Adjective |
| tighter | /x | Adjective |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| toughened | /x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| understaffed | /xx | Adjective |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective |
| substandard | x/x | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| complacent | x/x | Adjective |
| stingy | /x | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| outdated | /xx | Adjective |
| tougher | /x | Adjective |
| zealous | /x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| rampant | /x | Adjective |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| unchecked | x/ | Adjective |
| spotty | /x | Adjective |
| chummy | /x | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| profligate | /xx | Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsafe | x/ | Adjective |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| inattentive | xx/x | Adjective |
| bungling | /xx | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| imbalanced | x/x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| freewheeling | /xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| unsanitary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| picky | /x | Adjective |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dysfunctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| cozy | /x | Adjective |
| amateurish | /xxx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| paranoid | /xx | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| byzantine | /xx | Adjective |
| overconfident | xx/xx | Adjective |
| faulted | /x | Adjective |
| deferential | xx/x | Adjective |
| porous | /x | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| puritanical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| unsound | x/ | Adjective |
| intolerant | x/xx | Adjective |
| toothless | /x | Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| flight bag | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| slovenly | /xx | Adjective |
| stiff | / | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| panicle | /xx | Noun |
| vowels | /x | Noun |
| morals | /x | Noun |
| ligaments | /xx | Noun |
| fricatives | /xx | Noun |
| inflorescences | /x/xx | Noun |
| oversight | /xx | Noun |
| discipline | /xx | Noun |
| disciplinarian | xxx/xx | Noun |
| anus | /x | Noun |
| observance | x/x | Noun |
| morality | x/xx | Noun |
| sphincter | /x | Noun |
| stops | / | Noun |
| supervision | xx/x | Noun |
| talker | /x | Noun |
| evasion | x/x | Noun |
| capsule | /x | Noun |
| fibre | /x | Noun |
| certification | xxx/x | Noun |
| lids | / | Noun |
| musculature | /xxx | Noun |
| eyelid | /x | Noun |
| phonemes | /x | Noun |
| regulations | xx/x | Noun |
| joints | / | Noun |
| parenting | /xx | Noun |
| standards | /x | Noun |
| security | x/xx | Noun |
| spike | / | Noun |
| consonants | /xx | Noun |
| shrub | / | Noun |
| stems | / | Noun |
| controls | x/ | Noun |
| mores | /x | Noun |
| ab | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| airport | /x | Noun |
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| borrowing | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concessional | x/xx | Adjective |
| coward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| customary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| debt | / | Noun |
| derelict | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| engagements | x/x | Noun |
| excise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| federal | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| feeble | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| flexible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| forgiving | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| generous | /xx | Adjective |
| harmonized | /xx | Adjective |
| hildesheim | /xx | Adjective |
| hygienic | x/x | Adjective |
| levy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| liberal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| loosening | /xx | Noun |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| lukewarm | // | Adjective |
| moneys | /x | Noun |
| nondiscriminatory | /x/xxxx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pine | / | Noun, Verb |
| prudential | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| receipts | x/ | Noun |
| recruiting | x/x | Noun |
| reduced | x/ | Adjective |
| remiss | x/ | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| smooth | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| spacious | /x | Adjective |
| subsidy | /xx | Noun |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| supine | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| tax | / | Noun, Verb |
| tolerant | /xx | Adjective |
| undemocratic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sfa | x | Name |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
