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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| shifty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| indirect | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| roundabout | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| oblique | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dastardly | /xx | Adjective |
| devilish | /x | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| fiendish | /x | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| clever | /x | Adjective |
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| machiavellian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| sadistic | x/x | Adjective |
| diabolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| villainous | /xx | Adjective |
| venal | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| perfidious | /xxx | Adjective |
| avaricious | /xxxx | Adjective |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| scurrilous | /xx | Adjective |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| maniacal | x/xx | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| brazen | /x | Noun |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| zany | /x | Noun |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| shady | /x | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| traitorous | /xx | Adjective |
| wickedly | /xx | Adverb |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| unprincipled | x/xx | Adjective |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| imaginative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| lascivious | x/xx | Adjective |
| demented | x/x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| conspiratorial | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| cleverest | /xx | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| wacky | /x | Adjective |
| perverted | x/x | Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| greedy | /x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| roguish | xx | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| cleverer | /xx | Adjective |
| damnable | x/x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| subterfuge | /xx | Noun |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| despotic | x/x | Adjective |
| felonious | x/xx | Adjective |
| treasonous | /xx | Adjective |
| blatant | /x | Adjective |
| slimy | /x | Noun |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| disreputable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| canny | /x | Noun |
| amoral | x/x | Adjective |
| sophistic | x/x | Name |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| unfaithful | x/x | Adjective |
| fallacious | x/x | Adjective |
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| untruthful | x/x | Adjective |
| crooked | /x | Adjective |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| creative | x/x | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| tricking | /x | Verb |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| miscreant | /xx | Noun |
| cheating | /x | Noun |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| witless | /x | Adjective |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| sly | / | Adverb |
| byways | /x | Noun |
| turnings | /x | Noun |
| stratagems | /xx | Noun |
| machinations | xx/x | Noun |
| ploys | / | Noun |
| windings | /x | Noun |
| plotting | /x | Noun |
| wanderings | /xx | Noun |
| mazes | /x | Noun |
| wilds | / | Noun |
| smirk | / | Noun |
| routes | / | Noun |
| paths | / | Noun |
| intrigues | x/ | Noun |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| manoeuvres | x/ | Noun |
| maneuvers | x/x | Noun |
| bent | / | Noun, Adjective |
| contrived | x/ | Adjective |
| deviant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| expedient | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lodgepole | /x | Noun |
| malignant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| prank | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| sneak | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| twisted | /x | Adjective |
| warped | / | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
