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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hoarse | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| husky | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| crusty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| grizzled | /x | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| raspy | /x | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| burly | /x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| brawny | /x | Noun |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| stolid | /x | Adjective |
| curt | / | Noun |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| scruffy | /x | Adjective |
| wiry | /x | Adjective |
| throaty | /x | Noun |
| suave | / | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| gravelly | /xx | Adjective |
| stern | / | Noun |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| unflappable | x/xx | Adjective |
| craggy | /x | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective |
| garrulous | /xx | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| swaggering | /xx | Verb |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| chatty | /x | Noun |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| beefy | /x | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| flinty | /x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| raucous | /x | Adjective |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| gritty | /x | Noun |
| ruffian | x/x | Noun |
| bearish | /x | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| brutish | /x | Adjective |
| jagged | / | Adjective |
| stormy | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| grainy | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| rustic | /x | Adjective |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| guttural | /xx | Noun |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| gnarled | / | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| scraggly | /x | Adjective |
| roughshod | // | Adverb |
| scratchy | /x | Adjective |
| fell | / | Verb |
| goats | / | Verb |
| monosyllables | xx/xx | Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun |
| vocals | /x | Noun |
| hello | x/ | Noun |
| voice | / | Noun |
| ness | / | Noun |
| kindliness | /xx | Noun |
| barks | / | Noun |
| baritone | /xx | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun |
| chuckle | /x | Noun |
| growl | / | Noun |
| whisper | /x | Noun |
| snort | / | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| rejoinder | x/x | Noun |
| retort | /x | Noun |
| shout | / | Noun |
| greeting | /x | Noun |
| veteran | /xx | Noun |
| tones | / | Noun |
| laugh | / | Noun |
| sergeant | /x | Noun |
| sounding | /x | Verb |
| impatience | x/x | Noun |
| seaman | /x | Noun |
| kindness | /x | Noun |
| cop | / | Noun |
| tenderness | /xx | Noun |
| airship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| auntie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| banana | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| batch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battleship | /xx | Noun |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| billy | /x | Name |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| burger | /x | Noun |
| cheque | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| committal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| courteous | /xx | Adjective |
| debonair | xx/ | Noun, Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| hamburger | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| ingratiating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| nugget | /x | Noun, Verb |
| querulous | /xx | Adjective |
| tantrum | /x | Noun, Verb |
| testy | /x | Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
