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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Noun |
| partially | /xx | Adverb |
| sort of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| modestly | /xx | Adverb |
| some | / | Adverb |
| something | /x | Noun |
| marginally | /xxx | Adverb |
| kinda | /x | Noun |
| less | / | Adjective |
| mildly | /x | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Noun |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| moderately | /xxx | Adverb |
| incompletely | xx/x | Adverb |
| minimally | /xxx | Adverb |
| partly | /x | Adverb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| quite | / | Adverb |
| well | / | Adverb |
| not really | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| part | / | Noun |
| partway | /x | Adverb |
| up to a point | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| small | / | Adjective |
| pretty much | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| so much | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| not a bit of it | /x/// | Phrase, Adverb |
| medium | /xx | Noun |
| borderline | /xx | Noun |
| remotely | x/x | Adverb |
| materially | x/xxx | Adverb |
| halfway | // | Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| insofar | /xx | Adverb |
| in no small measure | x///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| imperfectly | x/xx | Adverb |
| at all | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| vaguely | /x | Adverb |
| rather | /x | Adverb |
| quite a bit | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| most | / | Adjective |
| just about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| strictly | /x | Adverb |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| half | / | Noun |
| substantially | x/xx | Adverb |
| once in a while | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| sufficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| all but | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| close to | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| very | /x | Adverb |
| infinitesimally | xxx/xxx | Adverb |
| more or less | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| extensively | x/xx | Adverb |
| right | / | Noun |
| nominally | /xxx | Adverb |
| little by little | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| negligibly | /xxx | Adverb |
| kindly | /x | Adverb |
| scantily | /xx | Adverb |
| piecemeal | /x | Adjective |
| bit by bit | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| acceptably | x/xx | Adverb |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| every bit | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| now and again | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| heavily | /xx | Adverb |
| narrowly | /xx | Adverb |
| bare | / | Adjective |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| practically | /xx | Adverb |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| loosely | /x | Adverb |
| fractionally | /xxx | Adverb |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| so much as | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| in a nutshell | xx/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| here and there | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| one way or another | ///x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| not one bit | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| insomuch | x// | Adverb |
| faintly | /x | Adverb |
| dimly | /x | Adverb |
| now and then | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| so far | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| intimately | /xxx | Adverb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| roughly | /x | Adverb |
| thinly | /x | Adverb |
| approximately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| howsoever | /x/x | Adverb |
| totally | /xx | Adverb |
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb |
| usually | /xxx | Adverb |
| inadequately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| addressable | x/xx | Adjective |
| album | /x | Noun |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| alphanumeric | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| aplomb | x/ | Noun |
| atom | /x | Noun |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| bilateral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| binary | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| bits | / | Noun |
| bitty | /x | Adjective, Name |
| blade | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buff | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| bur | / | Noun |
| burr | / | Name, Verb |
| byte | / | Noun |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| chew | / | Verb, Noun |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| coded | /x | Adjective |
| computer | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| contribution | xx/x | Noun |
| cork | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| couple | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| crumb | / | Noun, Verb |
| cud | / | Noun, Verb |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dearth | / | Noun |
| deb | / | Name |
| decimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| decoded | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| digit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| drill bit | // | Phrase, Noun |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| encoded | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| encrypted | x/x | Adjective |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| everything | /xx | Noun |
| execute | /xx | Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| few | / | Noun |
| flake | / | Noun, Verb |
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fleck | / | Noun, Verb |
| flinders | /x | Name |
| fragment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| gag | / | Noun, Verb |
| gout | / | Noun, Verb |
| grabbed | / | Verb |
| granite | /x | Noun |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hardwired | x/x | Adjective |
| hexadecimal | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hint | / | Noun, Verb |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| hooked | / | Adjective |
| horse | / | Noun, Verb |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| inch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| injured | /x | Adjective |
| instant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| iota | x/x | Noun |
| jam | / | Noun, Verb |
| jiffy | /x | Noun |
| jot | / | Noun, Verb |
| kid | / | Noun, Verb |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lite | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| lump | / | Noun, Verb |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mite | / | Noun, Verb |
| modicum | /xx | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| morsel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mosquito | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| mouthful | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| net | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| new york minute | ///x | Name, Name |
| nipped | / | Verb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| notch | / | Noun, Verb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| nugget | /x | Noun, Verb |
| number | /x | Noun, Verb |
| numeric | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| octal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| octet | x/ | Noun |
| operand | /xx | Noun |
| ort | / | Noun, Verb |
| ounce | / | Noun |
| package | /x | Noun, Verb |
| parcel | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| parity | /xx | Noun |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| passage | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| patch | / | Noun, Verb |
| paucity | /xx | Noun |
| peck | / | Noun, Verb |
| pelham | /x | Name |
| petit | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pic | / | Noun |
| piccolo | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| piqued | / | Adjective |
| plug | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| portion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| primal | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| quid | / | Noun, Verb |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| rider | /x | Noun |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| scale | / | Noun, Verb |
| scarcity | /xx | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrap | / | Noun, Verb |
| scratch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sec | / | Noun |
