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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| devious | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| shady | /x | Adjective |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| deceptively | x/xx | Adverb |
| twitchy | /x | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| roguish | xx | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| suspiciously | x/xx | Adverb |
| jumpy | /x | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| crooked | /x | Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| lanky | /x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| dopey | /x | Name |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| slimy | /x | Noun |
| nimble | /x | Adjective |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| avaricious | /xxxx | Adjective |
| bumbling | /xx | Adjective |
| goofy | /x | Noun |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| swarthy | /x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| dumpy | /x | Adjective |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| scheming | /x | Noun |
| slick | / | Noun |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| flaky | /x | Noun |
| flighty | /x | Adjective |
| indecisive | xx/x | Adjective |
| pushy | /x | Adjective |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| wiry | /x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| rangy | /x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| foxy | /x | Name |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| swaggering | /xx | Verb |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| fishy | /x | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| opportunistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| suave | / | Adjective |
| trickster | /x | Noun |
| pudgy | /x | Noun |
| weasel | /x | Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Noun |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| oddball | /x | Noun |
| lecherous | /xx | Adjective |
| wobbly | /xx | Adjective |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| versatile | /xx | Adjective |
| temperamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| wiggly | /xx | Name |
| fluctuating | /xxx | Adjective |
| agile | /x | Adjective |
| sinuous | /x | Adjective |
| freakish | /x | Adjective |
| slinky | /x | Name |
| protean | x/x | Adjective |
| wavy | /x | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| voluble | /xx | Adjective |
| zigzagging | /xx | Verb |
| fitful | /x | Adjective |
| saccadic | /xx | Adjective |
| jazzy | /x | Name |
| quicksilver | //x | Noun |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| winding | /x | Verb |
| sidelong | /xx | Adjective |
| rocky | /x | Name |
| roving | /x | Adjective |
| slant | / | Noun |
| glances | /x | Noun |
| eyes | / | Noun |
| gaze | / | Noun |
| sands | / | Noun |
| look | / | Noun, Verb |
| politician | xx/x | Noun |
| grin | / | Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb |
| lot | / | Noun |
| fellow | /x | Noun |
| tactics | /x | Noun |
| character | /xx | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| creature | /x | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun |
| adhering | x/x | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| amends | x/ | Noun |
| amidships | x/x | Adverb |
| aperture | /xx | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| batten | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baud | / | Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beck | / | Name, Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| bend | / | Noun, Verb |
| bobbin | /x | Noun |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| forgiving | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| honesty | /xx | Noun |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| likeable | /xx | Adjective |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| slip | / | Noun, Verb |
| stealth | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
