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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| worst | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| last | / | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| badly off | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| luckless | /x | Adjective |
| bad off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| sideways | /x | Adverb |
| doomed | / | Verb |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| untimely | x/x | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| sour | /x | Adjective |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| waste | / | Noun |
| out of the question | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| underused | xx/ | Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| peak | / | Noun |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| blind | / | Noun |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| minor league | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| out of one's element | ////xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| underperforming | /xxxx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| worse for wear | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| sick | / | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| dicey | /x | Name |
| less than | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| askew | x/ | Noun |
| bearish | /x | Adjective |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| penniless | /xx | Adjective |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective |
| injudicious | xx/x | Adjective |
| rare | / | Adjective |
| godforsaken | /x/x | Noun |
| untenable | x/xx | Adjective |
| underemployed | /xx/ | Adjective |
| unachievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| done | / | Verb |
| not long for this world | ///// | Phrase, Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| lowdown | /x | Noun |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| delayed | x/ | Adjective |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| broken | /x | Adjective |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| underserved | xx/ | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
