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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| terribly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| frightfully | /xx | Adverb, Adverb |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adverb, Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| awed | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| mean | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| unspeakable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| good | / | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| stinking | /x | Noun |
| godforsaken | /x/x | Noun |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective |
| putrid | /x | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| unholy | x/x | Adjective |
| damnable | x/x | Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| no good | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| squalid | /x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| gory | /x | Noun |
| unutterable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| ugly as sin | /x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| cancerous | /xx | Adjective |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| lonesome | /x | Noun |
| lot | / | Noun |
| fond | / | Noun |
| hot | / | Noun |
| hard | / | Noun |
| racket | /x | Noun |
| queer | / | Noun |
| stench | / | Noun |
| sublimity | x/xx | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| aches | / | Verb |
| solitudes | /xx | Noun |
| premonition | xx/x | Noun |
| smart | / | Name |
| majesty | /xx | Noun |
| muddle | /x | Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun |
| fright | / | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| scrape | / | Noun |
| din | / | Noun |
| quick | / | Noun |
| disclosures | x/x | Noun |
| stillness | /x | Noun |
| solemnity | x/xx | Noun |
| screeching | /x | Verb |
| daring | /x | Verb |
| slow | / | Noun |
| pretty | /x | Adverb |
| scourge | / | Noun |
| quiet | /x | Noun |
| finality | x/xx | Noun |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| desolation | xx/x | Noun |
| tempest | /x | Noun |
| heavy | /x | Noun |
| agonising | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| attire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| bedlam | /x | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bloody | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| carnival | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cockatoo | /xx | Noun |
| cornfield | /x | Noun |
| creation | x/x | Noun |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deadly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| death | / | Noun |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exceptionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| freak | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| furious | /xx | Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| grisly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| humbug | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ignoble | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| impermissible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infamous | /xx | Adjective |
| insufferable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| kamala | x/x | Name |
| lame | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| nil | / | Noun |
| null | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| orgy | /x | Noun |
| pandemonium | xx/xx | Noun |
| picnic | /x | Noun, Verb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| purge | / | Noun, Verb |
| quagmire | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| rea | / | Noun |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| reordering | x/xx | Noun |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| revel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| riddance | /x | Noun |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| sacred | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| scroll | / | Noun, Verb |
| seeking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| shame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| smell | / | Noun, Verb |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| sucked | / | Verb |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| tired | /x | Adjective |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ungodly | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
