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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| down at heel | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| underfoot | xx/ | Adverb |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| hard up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| worse for wear | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downtrodden | x/x | Noun |
| worn out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| debilitated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| tacky | /x | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| badly off | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| bad off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| down in the mouth | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| scuffed | / | Adjective |
| washed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| dowdy | /x | Noun |
| used up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| dead as a doornail | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| lame | / | Noun |
| worn | / | Verb |
| jacked up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| seamed | / | Adjective |
| broke | / | Verb |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| deadbeat | /x | Noun |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| creaky | /x | Adjective |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| discouraged | x/x | Verb |
| stumped | / | Verb |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective |
| bedraggled | x/x | Adjective |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| beat | / | Noun |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| aground | x/ | Adverb |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| destitute | /xx | Noun |
| weak in the knees | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| dried out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| decrepit | x/x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| broken down | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| sick | / | Adjective |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| disheartened | x/x | Verb |
| messed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| degraded | x/x | Adjective |
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective |
| tatty | /x | Noun |
| out sick | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| ailing | /x | Adjective |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| distressed | x/ | Adjective |
| screwed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| lowdown | /x | Noun |
| damp | / | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| decayed | x/ | Adjective |
| rough around the edges | /x/x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| indisposed | xx/ | Verb |
| unfit | x/ | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| ungainly | x/x | Adjective |
| infirm | x/ | Noun |
| shandy | /x | Name |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| under the weather | /xx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| jaded | /x | Adjective |
| sick at heart | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| crusty | /x | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| disgraced | x/ | Verb |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| tattered | /x | Adjective |
| tired | /x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| tottering | /xx | Verb |
| underused | xx/ | Adjective |
| seedy | /x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| streaked | / | Adjective |
| depleted | x/x | Adjective |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| unsound | x/ | Adjective |
| mouldy | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
