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Related Words for back-of-the-envelope
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rough | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| rough around the edges | /x/x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| nominal | /xx | Adjective |
| backward | /x | Adjective |
| offhand | // | Noun |
| wide of the mark | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| wet behind the ears | /x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| back | / | Adverb |
| conclusory | /xxx | Adjective |
| inexact | xx/ | Adjective |
| heuristic | x/x | Noun |
| facile | /x | Noun |
| pasteboard | /x | Noun |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| indistinct | xx/ | Adjective |
| baseless | /x | Adjective |
| generic | x/x | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| measly | /x | Adjective |
| cheap | / | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| random | /x | Noun |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| flimsy | /x | Adjective |
| beside the point | x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| bogus | /x | Adjective |
| circumstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| backwoods | // | Noun |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| crude | / | Noun |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sideways | /x | Adverb |
| out of pocket | ///x | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| witless | /x | Adjective |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| belated | x/x | Adjective |
| blind | / | Noun |
| average | /xx | Noun |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| out of touch | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| rear | / | Noun |
| apocryphal | x/xx | Name |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| raunchy | /x | Adjective |
| undercooked | xx/ | Adjective |
| hollow | /x | Noun |
| shallow | /x | Adjective |
| incalculable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective |
| screwed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| rambling | /x | Noun |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| ambushed | /x | Verb |
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective |
| arguable | /xxx | Adjective |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| gash | / | Noun |
| too big for one's boots | //x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| unkempt | x/ | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| hard up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| amateurish | /xxx | Adjective |
| for the birds | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| skimpy | /x | Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| blindfold | /x | Noun |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| naive | x/ | Adjective |
| brainless | /x | Adjective |
| mindless | /x | Adjective |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
