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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| random | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| checkered | /x | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| flaky | /x | Noun |
| capricious | x/x | Adjective |
| unsteady | x/x | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| fail | / | Verb |
| fickle | /x | Adjective |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective |
| luckless | /x | Adjective |
| dicey | /x | Name |
| inexact | xx/ | Adjective |
| chancy | /x | Noun |
| indecisive | xx/x | Adjective |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective |
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| sideways | /x | Adverb |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| crimp | / | Noun |
| madcap | /x | Noun |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| rogue | / | Noun |
| unsound | x/ | Adjective |
| discrepant | x/x | Adjective |
| temperamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| wide of the mark | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| streaked | / | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| broken | /x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| swerving | /x | Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| abortive | x/x | Adjective |
| rambling | /x | Noun |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| haywire | /x | Noun |
| few and far between | ///x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| errant | /x | Noun |
| out of sorts | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| bumbling | /xx | Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| irresolute | xxxx | Adjective |
| trick | / | Noun |
| crazy | /x | Adjective |
| unfulfilled | xx/ | Adjective |
| unsure | x/ | Adjective |
| screwed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| scrambling | /xx | Verb |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| scrappy | /x | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| tottering | /xx | Verb |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| testing | /x | Noun |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| stringy | /x | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| wavering | /xx | Noun |
| waste | / | Noun |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective |
| injudicious | xx/x | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| flighty | /x | Adjective |
| brittle | /x | Adjective |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| arguable | /xxx | Adjective |
| disordered | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| inchoate | // | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
