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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| embittered | x/x | Adjective |
| disgruntled | x/x | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| sulky | /x | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| bitchy | /x | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| scruffy | /x | Adjective |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| annoyed | x/ | Verb |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| exasperated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| apathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| obsequious | x/xx | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| irate | x/ | Adjective |
| jaded | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| grizzled | /x | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| clueless | /x | Noun |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| unruly | x/x | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| scowling | /x | Verb |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| ungrateful | x/x | Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| querulous | /xx | Adjective |
| insolent | /xx | Adjective |
| snooty | /x | Noun |
| bemused | x/ | Adjective |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| ungracious | x/x | Adjective |
| boorish | /x | Adjective |
| chatty | /x | Noun |
| churlish | /x | Adjective |
| pushy | /x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| lovable | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| impolite | xxx | Adjective |
| befuddled | x/x | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| antisocial | xx/x | Adjective |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| snobbish | /x | Adjective |
| bumbling | /xx | Adjective |
| feckless | /x | Adjective |
| dopey | /x | Name |
| friendly | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| unapproachable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inimical | x/xx | Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| offhand | // | Noun |
| musty | /x | Noun |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| intolerant | x/xx | Adjective |
| barbarous | /xx | Adjective |
| unkindly | x/x | Adverb |
| disaffected | xx/x | Adjective |
| miffed | / | Verb |
| disconcerted | xx/x | Verb |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| loath | / | Adjective |
| cold | / | Noun |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| aggrieved | x/ | Adjective |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| ferryman | /xx | Noun |
| mastiff | /x | Noun |
| growls | / | Noun |
| innkeeper | /xx | Noun |
| porter | /x | Noun |
| brute | / | Noun |
| boatman | /x | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun |
| waiters | /x | Noun |
| bartender | /xx | Noun |
| groom | / | Noun |
| waitress | /x | Noun |
| kinsman | /x | Noun |
| philanthropist | x/xx | Noun |
| nod | / | Noun |
| teenager | /xx | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| bastard | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beggar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| blackguard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buffoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bugger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| forbidding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| frowning | /x | Noun |
| humoured | /x | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| natured | /x | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| temperament | /xx | Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
