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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sour | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| acid | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| acrid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| caustic | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| blistering | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| venomous | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| vitriolic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| virulent | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| astringent | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sulphurous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| ribald | /x | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| iconoclastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Noun |
| abrasive | x/x | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| bitchy | /x | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| effervescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| scathing | /x | Adjective |
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| opinionated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| astute | x/ | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| zany | /x | Noun |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| ebullient | x/x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| piquant | /x | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| unapologetic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| vivacious | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| peppery | /xx | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| voluble | /xx | Adjective |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| bawdy | /x | Adjective |
| embittered | x/x | Adjective |
| tart | / | Noun |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| salty | /x | Adjective |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| potent | /x | Adjective |
| tangy | /x | Noun |
| medicinal | x/xx | Adjective |
| scorching | /x | Adjective |
| eager | /x | Adjective |
| biting | /x | Adjective |
| racy | /x | Noun |
| bittersweet | /xx | Noun |
| keen | / | Adjective |
| spicy | /x | Noun |
| aromatic | xx/x | Noun |
| strong | / | Adjective |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| sweet | / | Adjective |
| saucy | /x | Adjective |
| rich | / | Adjective |
| tort | / | Noun |
| bilious | /xx | Adjective |
| tasty | /x | Adjective |
| syrupy | /xx | Adjective |
| odorous | /xx | Adjective |
| mencken | /x | Name |
| wit | / | Noun |
| columnist | /xx | Noun |
| commentator | /xxx | Noun |
| critic | /x | Noun |
| satire | /xx | Noun |
| pen | / | Noun |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| comments | /x | Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| critique | x/ | Noun |
| humor | /x | Noun |
| criticisms | /xxx | Noun |
| remarks | x/ | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| humour | /x | Noun |
| exchanges | x/x | Noun |
| personality | xx/xx | Noun |
| rhetoric | /xx | Noun |
| reviews | x/ | Noun |
| attacks | x/ | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| censorious | /x/x | Adjective |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| disparaging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| mordant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| spiky | /x | Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sfa | x | Name |
