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WordSyllablesCategories
by accident
//xx
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
influenced
/xx
Verb
circumstantial
xx/x
Adjective
tortious
/x
Adjective
negligent
/xx
Adjective
de son tort
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Phrase, Adjective
precarious
x/xx
Adjective
prejudicial
xx/x
Adjective
accidental
xx/x
Adjective
offending
x/x
Noun
irritant
/xx
Noun
unfit
x/
Adjective
incident
/xx
Noun
vexatious
x/x
Adjective
incriminating
x/xxx
Adjective
exclusionary
x/xxx
Noun
inchoate
//
Adjective
extenuating
x/xxx
Adjective
irresponsible
xx/xx
Adjective
erroneous
x/xx
Adjective
counterfactual
/x/xx
Adjective
culpable
/xx
Adjective
preventive
x/x
Adjective
outlawed
/x
Verb
fatal
/x
Adjective
conclusory
x/xx
Adjective
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
deterrent
x/x
Noun
perverse
x/
Adjective
passive
/x
Adjective
undue
x/
Adjective
adverse
x/
Adjective
illegal
x/x
Adjective
parasitic
xx/x
Adjective
not proven
//x
Phrase, Adjective
doubtful
/x
Adjective
dire
/
Adjective
injurious
x/xx
Adjective
tortuous
/xx
Adjective
wrongful
/x
Adjective
executory
x/xxx
Adjective
mortal
/x
Adjective
untoward
xx/
Adjective
unlawful
x/x
Adjective
inoperative
x/xxx
Adjective
frivolous
/xx
Adjective
innocent
/xx
Adjective
hindering
/xx
Verb
hazardous
/xx
Adjective
unavoidable
xx/xx
Adjective
hors de combat
///x
Phrase, Adjective
foul
/
Adjective
ineligible
x/xxx
Adjective
criminal
/xx
Noun
gratuitous
x/xx
Adjective
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
contrary
/xx
Noun
wanton
/x
Adjective
disabled
x/x
Adjective
thwart
/
Verb
derogatory
x/xxx
Adjective
random
/x
Noun
ineffectual
xx/xx
Adjective
damaging
/xx
Adjective
hurtful
/x
Adjective
useless
/x
Adjective
inadvertent
xx/x
Adjective
corrective
x/x
Adjective
felonious
x/xx
Adjective
antagonistic
xxx/x
Adjective
absentee
xx/
Noun
mean
/
Noun
inferior
x/xx
Adjective
presumptive
x/x
Adjective
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
sorry
/x
Adjective
guarded
/x
Verb
previous
/xx
Adjective
incapacitated
xx/xxx
Verb
compensatory
x/xxx
Adjective
aggrieved
x/
Adjective
artificial
xx/x
Adjective
calamitous
x/xx
Adjective
incapable
x/xx
Adjective
inevitable
x/xxx
Adjective
penalised
/xx
Verb
mischievous
/xx
Adjective
uncharacteristic
xxxx/x
Adjective
token
/x
Noun
forfeit
/x
Verb
void
/
Noun
inconsiderate
xx/xx
Adjective
stale
/
Noun
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
afraid
x/
Adjective
again
x/
Adverb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
albeit
x/x
ale
/
Noun
alive
x/
Adjective
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
although
x/
anyway
/xx
Adverb
batch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
besides
x/
Adverb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
bur
/
Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
chorus
/x
Noun, Verb
closer
/x
Adjective, Noun
corn
/
Noun, Verb
dad
/
Noun, Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
does
/
Verb
doubtless
/x
Adverb, Adjective
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
drip
/
Noun, Verb
either
/x
Adverb
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
except
x/
Verb
excluding
x/x
Verb
extra
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
fortnight
/x
Noun
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
greater
/x
Adjective
hander
/x
Noun
harder
/x
Noun
henceforth
//
Adverb
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
hey
/
Name
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
holds
/
Verb
however
x/x
Adverb
hustle
/x
Noun, Verb
indeed
x/
Adverb
instead
x/
Adverb
joe
/
Name
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
l
x
Noun, Adjective
least
/
Adverb, Noun
longer
/x
Noun
look
/
Verb, Noun
mais
/
Noun
maize
/
Noun
may
/
Verb, Noun
maybe
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
meanwhile
/x
Adverb, Noun
merely
/x
Adverb
moreover
x/x
Adverb
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
must
/
Verb, Noun
mut
x
Name
nevertheless
xxx/
Adverb
nonetheless
xx/
Adverb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
plus
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
provided
x/x
Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
simply
/x
Adverb
single
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sometimes
x/
Adverb, Adjective
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
still
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
surely
/x
Adverb
syllable
/xx
Noun, Verb
than
/
Adverb, Noun
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
they
/
Noun
though
/
Adverb
time
/
Noun, Verb
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
unfortunately
x/xxx
Adverb
unless
x/
Adverb
vis
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
want
/
Verb, Noun
were
x
Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
whereas
x/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
whilst
/
Adverb
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
with
/
Adverb, Noun
without
x/
Adverb
yeah
/
Noun
yes
/
Name, Verb
yet
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun