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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| gradually | /xxx | Adverb, Adverb |
| in stages | x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| little by little | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| piecemeal | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| day by day | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| slowly but surely | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| incrementally | xx/xx | Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| stepwise | /x | Noun |
| one by one | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| inch by inch | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| piecewise | /x | Noun |
| progressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| deliberately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| small | / | Adjective |
| fractionally | /xxx | Adverb |
| modestly | /xx | Adverb |
| timidly | /xx | Adverb |
| insidiously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| painlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| by and by | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| patiently | /xx | Adverb |
| painstakingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| microscopically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| on time | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| slowly | /x | Adverb |
| one at a time | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| lazily | /xx | Adverb |
| infinitesimally | xxx/xxx | Adverb |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| finitely | xxx | Adverb |
| hand to mouth | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| from day to day | //// | Phrase, Adverb |
| delicately | /xxx | Adverb |
| iteratively | /xxxx | Adverb |
| cumulatively | /xxxx | Adverb |
| randomly | /xx | Adverb |
| steadily | /xx | Adverb |
| feebly | /x | Adverb |
| incompletely | xx/x | Adverb |
| partly | /x | Adverb |
| softly | /x | Adverb |
| intermittently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| cautiously | /xx | Adverb |
| partially | /xx | Adverb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| indirectly | xx/x | Adverb |
| initially | x/xx | Adverb |
| tantalizingly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| hesitantly | /xxx | Adverb |
| smoothly | /x | Adverb |
| all in good time | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| faintly | /x | Adverb |
| mildly | /x | 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 |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| 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 |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| 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 |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| 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 |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kid | / | Noun, Verb |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lite | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| loosely | /x | Adverb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| lump | / | Noun, Verb |
| marginally | /xxx | Adverb |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| 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 |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| 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 |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| 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 |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| rider | /x | Noun |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| scale | / | Noun, Verb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| scarcity | /xx | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrap | / | Noun, Verb |
| scratch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sec | / | Noun |
