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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| profanity | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| expletive | /xx | Noun |
| strong language | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| pleasantries | /xx | Noun |
| dirty word | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| swear word | // | Phrase, Noun |
| cussing | /x | Noun |
| curse word | // | Phrase, Noun |
| smut | / | Noun |
| potty mouth | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| vulgarity | x/xx | Noun |
| obscenity | x/xx | Noun |
| curse | / | Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective |
| mouthful | /x | Noun |
| hardcore | // | Noun |
| slang | / | Noun |
| crap | / | Noun |
| filth | / | Noun |
| spew | / | Verb |
| scat | / | Noun |
| dirty pool | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hell | / | Noun |
| slackness | /x | Noun |
| abbreviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ailing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ailment | /x | Noun |
| alphabet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| arabic | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| authored | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| awry | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| badness | /x | Noun |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| barrage | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bilingual | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bilingualism | x/xxx | Noun |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| braille | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| branch | / | Noun, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| charm | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheesy | /x | Adjective |
| chess | / | Noun |
| chinese | x/ | Adjective, Name |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| communication | xxx/x | Noun |
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| conversation | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| corky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| culture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| damaged | /x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deadlocked | /x | Adjective |
| decomposed | xx/ | Verb, Adjective |
| defaulting | x/x | Noun |
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| degraded | x/x | Adjective |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| delinquent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deteriorated | x/xxxx | Verb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| dictation | x/x | Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| discourse | /x | Noun, Verb |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| docs | / | Noun |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| drafting | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| editor | /xx | Noun |
| editorial | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| education | xx/x | Noun |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassed | x/x | Adjective |
| english | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| erg | / | Noun, Verb |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exits | /x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| failed | / | Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| few | / | Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| forged | / | Adjective |
| formulae | /xx | Noun |
| formulating | /xxx | Verb |
| formulation | xx/x | Noun |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortune | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| francophone | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Adjective |
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| frightful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| frisian | /x | Name, Adjective |
| gaelic | /x | Name, Adjective |
| german | /x | Adjective, Name |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| grainy | /x | Adjective |
| grammar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| half | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| happiest | /xx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| highbrow | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hindi | /x | Name, Adjective |
