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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| crooked | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| dry | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| sly | / | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| lighthearted | /xx | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Adjective |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| playful | /x | Adjective |
| quirky | /x | Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| hilarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| comedic | x/x | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| mordant | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| glib | / | Adjective |
| blithe | / | Adjective |
| parodic | /xx | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| unsentimental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| jaunty | /x | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| winsome | /x | Adjective |
| guileless | /x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| barbed | / | Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective |
| ribald | /x | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| snappy | /x | Adjective |
| comic | /x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| flinty | /x | Adjective |
| introspective | xx/x | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Adjective |
| endearing | x/x | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| folksy | /x | Adjective |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| picaresque | xx/ | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| black humor | //x | Name, Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| bon mot | xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| facetious | x/x | Adjective |
| gallows humor | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| dramatic irony | x/x/xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| straight face | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| laugh at | /x | Phrase, Adjective |
| good humor | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| goofy | /x | Adjective |
| quizzical | /xx | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| grimace | /x | Noun |
| bemusement | /xx | Noun |
| amusement | x/x | Noun |
| grin | / | Noun |
| pucker | /x | Noun |
| humor | /x | Noun |
| chuckle | /x | Noun |
| smirk | / | Noun |
| humour | /x | Noun |
| asides | x/ | Noun |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| wit | / | Noun |
| twist | / | Noun |
| jest | / | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun |
| shrug | / | Noun |
| face | / | Noun |
| neck | / | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| cynicism | /xxx | Noun |
| shake | / | Noun |
| laugh | / | Noun |
| mockery | /xx | Noun |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| twinkle | /x | Noun |
| snort | / | Noun |
| eyebrow | /x | Noun |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| pun | / | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| mouth | / | Noun |
| wink | / | Noun |
| turned | / | Verb |
| saying | /x | Verb |
| disbelief | xx/ | Noun |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| footnote | /x | Noun |
| look | / | Noun |
| acknowledgment | x/xx | Noun |
| detachment | x/x | Noun |
| commentator | /xxx | Noun |
| aberrations | xx/x | Noun |
| absolutes | /xx | Noun |
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective |
| absurdities | x/xx | Noun |
| academicians | xxx/x | Noun |
| accessories | x/xx | Noun |
| aches | / | Verb, Noun |
| acts | / | Noun |
| addenda | x/x | Noun |
| addictions | x/x | Noun |
| ads | / | Noun, Adjective |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| adventures | x/x | Adjective |
| adversities | x/xx | Noun |
| amused | x/ | Adjective |
| askew | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| contorted | x/x | Adjective |
| deprecating | /xxx | Adjective |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| distorted | x/x | Noun |
| mocking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
