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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cunning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| wily | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| slick | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| foxy | /x | Adverb, Name, Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| wry | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| canny | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| playful | /x | Adjective |
| devilish | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| deft | / | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| droll | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| wink | / | Noun, Verb |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| snide | / | Adjective, Noun |
| guileless | /x | Adjective |
| glib | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blithe | / | Adjective, Name |
| mordant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adroit | x/ | Adjective |
| lascivious | x/xx | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| parodic | /xx | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| crass | / | Adjective |
| coquettish | x/x | Adjective |
| fey | / | Noun, Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| wit | / | Noun, Verb |
| subtlety | /xx | Noun |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| winsome | /x | Adjective |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| amusingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| unctuous | /x | Adjective |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tactful | /x | Adjective |
| smart aleck | /x/ | Name, Name |
| lecherous | /xx | Adjective |
| flirtatious | x/x | Adjective |
| jaunty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ribald | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| shifty | /x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| sleight | / | Noun |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| courting | /x | Verb |
| grog | / | Noun |
| puss | / | Noun |
| twinkle | /x | Noun |
| insinuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| fox | / | Noun |
| grin | / | Noun |
| minx | / | Noun |
| smirk | / | Noun |
| smoking | /x | Verb |
| peep | / | Noun |
| digs | / | Noun |
| poke | / | Noun |
| trickster | /x | Noun |
| leer | / | Noun |
| deceiver | x/x | Noun |
| ulysses | x/x | Name |
| drinking | /x | Verb |
| pinches | /x | Noun |
| meeting | /x | Verb |
| slip | / | Verb |
| smile | / | Noun |
| selling | /x | Verb |
| glances | /x | Noun |
| asides | x/ | Noun |
| watching | /x | Verb |
| seducer | x/x | Noun |
| nudge | / | Noun |
| coyote | x/x | Noun |
| glint | / | Noun |
| civility | x/xx | Noun |
| rascal | /x | Noun |
| antony | /xx | Name |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| charlie | /x | Name |
| comrade | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| coy | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| cuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| cute | / | Adjective |
| dad | / | Noun, Verb |
| daddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dan | / | Noun |
| daniel | /x | Name |
| deprecating | /xxx | Adjective |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dissembling | x/x | Noun |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| exempt | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gentle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hans | / | Name |
| hidden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| humored | /x | Adjective |
| humoured | /x | Adjective |
| indomitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| jake | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| joe | / | Name |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| machiavellian | xxx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| malignant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| mild | / | Adjective, Noun |
| natured | /x | Adjective |
| noah | /x | Name |
| pete | / | Name |
| petit | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| saucy | /x | Adjective |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sleek | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| sneak | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| sweet | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
