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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bit by bit | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| by inches | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| in stages | x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| piecemeal | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| slowly but surely | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| incrementally | xx/xx | Adverb |
| day by day | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| one by one | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| progressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| inch by inch | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| gradually | /xxx | Adverb |
| modestly | /xx | Adverb |
| stepwise | /x | Noun |
| small | / | Adjective |
| deliberately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| slowly | /x | Adverb |
| timidly | /xx | Adverb |
| piecewise | /x | Noun |
| infinitesimally | xxx/xxx | Adverb |
| lazily | /xx | Adverb |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| microscopically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| by and by | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| finitely | xxx | Adverb |
| from day to day | //// | Phrase, Adverb |
| fractionally | /xxx | Adverb |
| one at a time | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| patiently | /xx | Adverb |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| initially | x/xx | Adverb |
| painstakingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| softly | /x | Adverb |
| mildly | /x | Adverb |
| steadily | /xx | Adverb |
| cumulatively | /xxxx | Adverb |
| quietly | /xx | Adverb |
| on time | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| randomly | /xx | Adverb |
| again and again | x//x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| feeble | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| cautiously | /xx | Adverb |
| early on | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| moderately | /xxx | Adverb |
| faintly | /x | Adverb |
| delicately | /xxx | Adverb |
| shyly | /x | Adverb |
| hesitatingly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| hesitantly | /xxx | Adverb |
| more and more | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| incompletely | xx/x | Adverb |
| repetitively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| less | / | Adjective |
| linearly | /xxx | Adverb |
| indirectly | xx/x | Adverb |
| all in good time | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| minimally | /xxx | Adverb |
| smooth | / | Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| by turns | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| intermittently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| temporally | /xxx | Adverb |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| antacid | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| arkansas | /xx | Name |
| armstrong | /x | Name |
| babe | / | Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bakery | /xx | Noun |
| baldwin | /x | Name |
| bantam | /x | Name, Adjective |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| benefice | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| birdie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bitty | /x | Adjective, Name |
| bony | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| brat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| buddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| calf | / | Noun |
| campbell | /x | Name |
| carter | /x | Name |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| chick | / | Noun, Verb |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| collins | /x | Name |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| couple | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cream | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cute | / | Adjective |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| daughter | /x | Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| dearie | /x | Noun |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dinky | /x | Adjective, Name |
| dwarf | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| elder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elfin | /x | Adjective, Name |
| eliot | /xx | Name |
| embarrassingly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| few | / | Noun |
| fiddling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fishy | /x | Adjective |
| fitzgerald | x/x | Name |
| flea | / | Noun, Verb |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| gal | / | Noun |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| girlie | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| granddaughter | /xx | Noun |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| harvey | /x | Name |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| hic | / | Noun, Adjective |
| humble | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| immature | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inexpensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| infant | /x | Noun, Verb |
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective |
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| james | / | Name |
| junior | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kelly | /x | Name |
| kennedy | /xx | Name |
| kid | / | Noun, Verb |
| kiddo | /x | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| kis | / | Adverb |
| kitty | /x | Noun |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| lad | / | Noun |
| lamb | / | Noun, Verb |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| laurel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lawrence | /x | Name |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lille | / | Name |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lite | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| loosely | /x | Adverb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| lowercase | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lowly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| malo | /x | Name |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| mcdonald | x/x | Name |
| meager | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| mic | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mica | /x | Noun |
| micro | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| midget | /x | Noun |
| min | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mini | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| miniature | /xxx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| miniscule | /xx | Adjective |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minuscule | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| miserly | /xx | Adjective |
| missy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| moore | / | Name |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| morris | /x | Name, Verb |
| morrison | /xx | Name |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| older | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| overdosage | /xxx | Noun |
| pal | / | Noun, Verb |
| peanut | /x | Noun, Verb |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| pet | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| petit | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| petite | x/ | Adjective, Name |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
