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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pitiable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| feeble | /x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| lame | / | Noun |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| childish | /x | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| puny | /x | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| puerile | /x | Adjective |
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| worthless | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| clueless | /x | Noun |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| tawdry | /x | Adjective |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| delusional | x/xx | Adjective |
| wimpy | /x | Name |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| impotent | /xx | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| embarrassingly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| petty | /x | Noun |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| spineless | /x | Adjective |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| amateurish | /xxx | Adjective |
| feckless | /x | Adjective |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| dopey | /x | Name |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unimaginative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| insulting | x/x | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| tender | /x | Noun |
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| emotive | x/x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| endearing | x/x | Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| sympathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| affecting | x/x | Verb |
| maudlin | /x | Noun |
| enviable | /xxx | Adjective |
| melting | /x | Noun |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| affective | x/x | Adjective |
| prurient | /xx | Adjective |
| affectionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| impassioned | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| titillating | /xxx | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| teary | /x | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| caring | /x | Verb |
| fallacy | /xx | Noun |
| sym | / | Noun |
| droop | / | Noun |
| plaint | / | Noun |
| whimper | /x | Noun |
| weakling | /x | Noun |
| waif | / | Noun |
| entreaties | x/x | Noun |
| eagerness | /xx | Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| lamentations | xx/x | Noun |
| clinging | /x | Noun |
| pleadings | /x | Noun |
| remonstrance | x/x | Noun |
| lament | x/ | Noun |
| whine | / | Noun |
| complied | x/ | Verb |
| futility | x/xx | Noun |
| pleas | / | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| earnestness | /xx | Noun |
| remnant | /x | Noun |
| touching | /x | Noun |
| clown | / | Noun |
| adept | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| affinity | x/xx | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| attainable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| becoming | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bohemian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| caloric | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| captivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| civility | x/xx | Noun |
| clairvoyant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| comic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| compassion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| compunction | x/x | Noun |
| conformist | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cosmopolitan | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| decadent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| droll | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dummy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective |
| invalid | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| measly | /x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| mercy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| nil | / | Noun |
| null | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| pity | /x | Noun, Verb |
| precious | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| seedy | /x | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| squalid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| strange | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| tragic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unforgettable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| void | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| wish | / | Verb, Noun |
| zero | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
