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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| backward | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| undeveloped | xx/x | Adjective |
| averse | x/ | Adjective |
| back | / | Adverb |
| tardy | /x | Adjective |
| restive | /x | Adjective |
| rear | / | Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| irreversible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| stagnant | /x | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| regressive | x/x | Adjective |
| lagging | /x | Noun |
| bearish | /x | Adjective |
| static | /x | Adjective |
| dilatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective |
| prejudicial | xx/x | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| belated | x/x | Adjective |
| descending | x/x | Verb |
| retarded | x/x | Adjective |
| dated | /x | Verb |
| sideways | /x | Adverb |
| groovy | /x | Noun |
| recumbent | x/x | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| delayed | x/ | Adjective |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective |
| backwoods | // | Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| previous | /xx | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| remiss | x/ | Adjective |
| inert | x/ | Adjective |
| depreciating | x/xxx | Noun |
| decayed | x/ | Adjective |
| decadent | /xx | Adjective |
| bogged | / | Verb |
| overdue | /x/ | Adjective |
| late | / | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| lost | / | Verb |
| doting | /x | Adjective |
| transitory | /xxx | Adjective |
| myopic | x/x | Adjective |
| senescent | x/x | Noun |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| washed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| transient | /x | Noun |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| underdeveloped | xxx/x | Adjective |
| passive | /x | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| musty | /x | Noun |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| slack | / | Noun |
| backhanded | /xx | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| reflecting | x/x | Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| unproductive | xx/x | Adjective |
| postponed | x/ | Verb |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective |
| rusty | /x | Noun |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective |
| politically incorrect | x/xxxxx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| derivative | x/xx | Noun |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| stodgy | /x | Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| halting | /x | Noun |
| uncritical | x/xx | Adjective |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| discouraged | x/x | Verb |
| young | / | Adjective |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| outdated | /xx | Adjective |
| reactionary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| retrospective | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
