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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| wordy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| deadening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| windy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| monotonous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun, Verb |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| fatiguing | x/x | Adjective |
| fruitless | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| tedium | /xx | Noun |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| interminable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| wearying | /xx | Verb |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| joyless | /x | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| unproductive | xx/x | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| plodding | /x | Verb |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| hectic | /x | Adjective |
| enjoyable | x/xx | Adjective |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| wasteful | /x | Adjective |
| chores | / | Noun |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| dreadfully | /xx | Adverb |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| dragging | /x | Verb |
| humdrum | /x | Noun |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| mortal | /x | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| dilatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| workaday | /xx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| mindless | /x | Adjective |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| unavailing | xx/x | Adjective |
| poking | /x | Verb |
| conventional | x/xx | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| trifling | /x | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| inert | x/ | Adjective |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| corny | /x | Noun |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| tardy | /x | Adjective |
| musty | /x | Noun |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| earthbound | /x | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Adjective |
| endless | /x | Adjective |
| dull as dishwater | ///xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| jaded | /x | Adjective |
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| consuming | x/x | Noun |
| moralizing | /xxx | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| waits | / | Noun |
| convalescence | xx/x | Noun |
| preliminaries | x/xxx | Noun |
| minutiae | x/xx | Noun |
| repetitions | xx/x | Noun |
| pedantry | /xx | Noun |
| paperwork | /xx | Noun |
| harangue | x/ | Noun |
| algebra | /xx | Noun |
| reiteration | xxx/x | Noun |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| absorbing | x/x | Adjective |
| alter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| bushels | /x | Noun |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| concur | x/ | Verb |
| confess | x/ | Verb |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| descriptive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deviate | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| heavyweight | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lame | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| overcast | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pesky | /x | Adjective |
| racking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| wracking | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
