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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deficient | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| irregular | x/xx | Noun, Noun, Adjective |
| nonstandard | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| subpar | x/ | Noun |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| overpriced | /xx | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| quality | /xx | Noun |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| defective | x/x | Adjective |
| unsafe | x/ | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| standard | /x | Noun |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| unapproved | xx/ | Adjective |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unusable | x/xx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective |
| amateurish | /xxx | Adjective |
| unsuitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| cheap | / | Adjective |
| unreliable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsanitary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| passable | /xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| uninspired | xx/x | Adjective |
| poorly | /x | Adverb |
| overcrowded | /xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective |
| squalid | /x | Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| skimpy | /x | Adjective |
| outdated | /xx | Adjective |
| disreputable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| filthy | /x | Adjective |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective |
| inexact | xx/ | Adjective |
| scrubby | /x | Adjective |
| dissatisfied | x/xx | Verb |
| gross | / | Name |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| minor league | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| crusty | /x | Adjective |
| unwholesome | x/x | Adjective |
| unequal | x/x | Adjective |
| lacking | /x | Verb |
| raunchy | /x | Adjective |
| scuffed | / | Adjective |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| unbecoming | xx/x | Adjective |
| average | /xx | Noun |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective |
| unskilled | x/ | Adjective |
| tacky | /x | Adjective |
| subhuman | x/x | Adjective |
| undercooked | xx/ | Adjective |
| base | / | Noun |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| underperforming | /xxxx | Adjective |
| unfit | x/ | Adjective |
| brass | / | Noun |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| underused | xx/ | Adjective |
| fail | / | Verb |
| punk | / | Noun |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| naughty | /x | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| housing | /x | Noun |
| margins | /x | Noun |
| dwellings | /x | Noun |
| tenements | /xx | Noun |
| classified | /xx | Verb |
| wages | /x | Noun |
| crowded | /x | Verb |
| educations | xx/x | Noun |
| classed | / | Verb |
| accommodations | xxx/x | Noun |
| certificates | x/xx | Noun |
| fill | / | Noun |
| workmanship | /xx | Noun |
| usages | /xx | Noun |
| sanitation | xx/x | Noun |
| english | /x | Name |
| merchandise | /xx | Noun |
| lots | / | Noun |
| performance | x/x | Noun |
| wiring | /x | Noun |
| homes | / | Noun |
| units | /x | Noun |
| care | / | Noun |
| shipping | /x | Noun |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| risks | / | Noun |
| apartments | x/x | Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| diets | /x | Noun |
| incomes | /x | Noun |
| conditions | x/x | Noun |
| performer | x/x | Noun |
| loans | / | Noun |
| insurance | x/x | Noun |
| flats | / | Noun |
| salaries | /xx | Noun |
| nutrition | x/x | Noun |
| pay | / | Noun |
| facilities | x/xx | Noun |
| medicines | /xx | Noun |
| shelter | /x | Noun |
| speech | / | Noun |
| affordable | x/xx | Adjective |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| culled | / | Verb |
| deteriorated | x/xxxx | Verb |
| disabled | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fabricated | /xxx | Adjective |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| handicapped | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| improved | x/ | Adjective |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| livable | /xx | Adjective |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| mala | /x | Noun |
| manufactured | xx/x | Adjective |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| preamble | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| rental | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| residential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| specialized | /xx | Adjective |
| subsidised | /xx | Adjective |
| subsidized | /xx | Adjective |
| undersized | /xx | Adjective |
| unhealthy | x/x | Adjective |
| unqualified | x/xx | Adjective |
| unrefined | xx/ | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| unsubsidized | x/xx | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
