8
pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, grim)
8
pitiful(adjective, sad, negative, vile, wicked)
8
sore(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
8
unholy(adjective, bad, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
7
barbaric(adjective, terrible, vicious, brutal, rotten)
7
deadly(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid)
7
infamous(adjective, nasty, terrible, disgusting, vicious)
7
mean(adjective, adverb, nasty, sad, offensive)
7
nightmarish(adjective, endured, frightening)
7
not good
7
regrettable
7
reprehensible(adjective, vile, wicked, horrible, hateful)
7
serious(adjective, bad, severe, offensive, intense)
7
substandard(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
7
terribly
7
ungodly(adjective, bad, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
7
worthless(adjective, negative, vile, wicked, useless)
6
aching(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
acute(adjective, endured)
6
arduous(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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