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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective |
| rambunctious | x/x | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| obstinate | /xx | Adjective |
| bossy | /x | Noun |
| opinionated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unruly | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| headstrong | /x | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Noun |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| rowdy | /x | Adjective |
| prissy | /x | Noun |
| quarrelsome | /xx | Adjective |
| temperamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| garrulous | /xx | Adjective |
| finicky | /xx | Adjective |
| spunky | /x | Noun |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| uppity | /xx | Noun |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| goofy | /x | Noun |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| wiggly | /xx | Name |
| restless | /x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| obdurate | /xx | Adjective |
| crusty | /x | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| irate | x/ | Adjective |
| whiny | /x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| bitchy | /x | Adjective |
| gregarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| pouty | /x | Noun |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| grizzled | /x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective |
| chatty | /x | Noun |
| frisky | /x | Noun |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| mangy | /x | Adjective |
| sulky | /x | Adjective |
| roguish | xx | Adjective |
| inquisitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| churlish | /x | Adjective |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| musty | /x | Noun |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| refractory | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective |
| barbarous | /xx | Adjective |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| critter | /x | Noun |
| outlaws | /x | Noun |
| mule | / | Noun |
| hide | / | Noun |
| pirates | /x | Noun |
| streak | / | Noun |
| preaching | /x | Noun |
| sermons | /x | Noun |
| bull | / | Noun |
| bunch | / | Noun |
| cow | / | Noun |
| devil | /x | Noun |
| beast | / | Noun |
| grin | / | Noun |
| mean | / | Noun |
| kid | / | Noun |
| lot | / | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cocky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fidgety | /xx | Adjective |
| fool | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| homesick | /x | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lies | / | Adjective |
| likable | /xx | Adjective |
| likeable | /xx | Adjective |
| lonesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| naughty | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| scrawny | /x | Adjective |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| silly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| slick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sociable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| stupid | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| tempting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
