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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| ruefully | /xx | Adverb |
| apologetically | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| resentfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| crossly | /x | Adverb |
| curtly | /x | Adverb |
| pleadingly | /xx | Adverb |
| sheepishly | /xx | Adverb |
| sorrowfully | /xxx | Adverb |
| wearily | /xx | Adverb |
| hesitatingly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| sulkily | /xx | Adverb |
| irritably | xxxx | Adverb |
| reproachfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| resignedly | x/x | Adverb |
| disgustedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| smilingly | /xx | Adverb |
| pointedly | /xx | Adverb |
| tearfully | /xx | Adverb |
| brusquely | /x | Adverb |
| testily | /xx | Adverb |
| politely | x/x | Adverb |
| hoarsely | /x | Adverb |
| petulantly | /xxx | Adverb |
| distractedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| tartly | /x | Adverb |
| sullenly | /xx | Adverb |
| tersely | /x | Adverb |
| demurely | x/x | Adverb |
| indignantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| plaintively | /xx | Adverb |
| sternly | /x | Adverb |
| regretfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| flatly | /x | Adverb |
| absently | /xx | Adverb |
| huskily | /xx | Adverb |
| angrily | /xx | Adverb |
| lamely | /x | Adverb |
| wonderingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| earnestly | /xx | Adverb |
| mumbled | /x | Verb |
| hesitantly | /xxx | Adverb |
| stammered | /x | Verb |
| blurted | /x | Verb |
| scornfully | /xx | Adverb |
| solemnly | /xx | Adverb |
| evasively | x/xx | Adverb |
| mournfully | /xx | Adverb |
| airily | /xx | Adverb |
| coldly | /x | Adverb |
| cheerfully | /xx | Adverb |
| accusingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| inquiringly | x/xx | Adverb |
| mockingly | /xx | Adverb |
| haughtily | /xx | Adverb |
| glibly | /x | Adverb |
| mutely | /x | Adverb |
| glumly | /x | Adverb |
| piously | /xx | Adverb |
| dejectedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| timidly | /xx | Adverb |
| condescendingly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| remonstrated | /xxx | Verb |
| confusedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| laughingly | /xx | Adverb |
| drawled | / | Verb |
| shakily | /xx | Adverb |
| tiredly | /xx | Adverb |
| indulgently | x/xx | Adverb |
| humbly | /x | Adverb |
| apologized | x/xx | Verb |
| murmured | /x | Verb |
| exclaimed | x/ | Verb |
| confessed | x/ | Verb |
| replied | x/ | Verb |
| said | / | Verb |
| whispered | /x | Verb |
| nodded | /x | Verb |
| promised | /x | Verb |
| bowed | / | Verb |
| cried | / | Verb |
| admitted | x/x | Verb |
| answered | /x | Verb |
| responded | x/x | Verb |
| added | /x | Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
