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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| numb | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| humdrum | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| stupid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| muted | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dim | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| unsaturated | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Adjective, Name |
| tedious | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| matt | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| softened | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| deadening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dampen | /x | Noun, Verb |
| damp | / | Verb, Adjective |
| muffled | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| arid | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| monotonous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| thudding | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| thumping | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| boring | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| bovine | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gray | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| grey | / | Noun, Adjective, Name |
| leaden | /x | Name, Adjective |
| drab | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| pall | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| bland | / | Noun |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| lifeless | /x | Adjective |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| joyless | /x | Adjective |
| unimaginative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| uninspiring | xx/x | Adjective |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unremarkable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| glum | / | Noun |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective |
| passionless | /xx | Adjective |
| colorless | /xx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| turgid | /x | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| stodgy | /x | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| staid | / | Adjective |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| forgettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| grayish | /x | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| pallid | /x | Adjective |
| disappointingly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| pale | / | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| dusty | /x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dowdy | /x | Noun |
| unpromising | x/xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| uneventful | xx/x | Adjective |
| plodding | /x | Verb |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| intolerably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| stagnant | /x | Adjective |
| dull as dishwater | ///xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| crude | / | Noun |
| unable | x/x | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| gross | / | Name |
| dragging | /x | Verb |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| drooped | / | Verb |
| dull as ditchwater | ///xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| tardy | /x | Adjective |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| dead | / | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| slack | / | Noun |
| ache | / | Noun |
| witted | /x | Noun |
| thunk | / | Noun |
| throb | / | Noun |
| clunk | / | Noun |
| skies | / | Verb |
| blinks | / | Verb |
| reddish | /x | Noun |
| clank | / | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| monotone | /xx | Noun |
| booming | /x | Verb |
| clod | / | Noun |
| clang | / | Noun |
| rumbling | /xx | Noun |
| roar | / | Noun |
| redness | /x | Noun |
| adam | /x | Name |
| an | / | Noun |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bloom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bob | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| brownish | /x | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| buzzing | /x | Noun |
| calmer | /x | Noun |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| cloud | / | Noun, Verb |
| codified | /xx | Adjective |
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| crayon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crushed | / | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| dreamy | /x | Adjective |
| drowsy | /x | Adjective |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| eerie | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| humming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| knife | / | Noun, Verb |
| lame | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| lively | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lovely | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| monotonic | /x/x | Adjective |
| murmuring | /xx | Noun |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nick | / | Name, Verb |
| pencil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pesky | /x | Adjective |
| plain | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| plate | / | Noun, Verb |
| pleasant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pleasanter | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| radiate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| razor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sharpen | /x | Verb |
| shine | / | Verb, Noun |
| silly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| sleepy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| smack | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| stale | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stuff | / | Noun, Verb |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tick | / | Noun, Verb |
| trite | / | Adjective, Noun |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
