16
sordid(adjective, person, mean, bad, lower)
15
sorry(adjective, mean, weak, poor, nasty)
15
dirty(adjective, bad, hard, evil, rough)
15
ignominious(adjective, person, offensive, negative, vile)
15
loathsome(adjective, good, evil, offensive, base)
15
pitiful(adjective, poor, small, shape, insignificant)
15
repellent(adjective, mean, evil, vile, wretched)
14
disreputable(adjective, mean, base, shameful, unfit)
14
odious(adjective, good, vile, shocking, wretched)
14
paltry(adjective, mean, weak, lower, obscure)
14
rotten(adjective, good, bad, hard, weak)
14
unworthy(adjective, person, mean, bad, rough)
13
abhorrent(adjective, good, vile, wretched, shameful)
13
disgraceful(adjective, person, low, negative, vile)
13
infamous(adjective, good, hard, evil, rough)
12
nasty(adjective, good, mean, bad, hard)
12
bad(adjective, weak, wrong, evil, nasty)
12
inferior(adjective, mean, bad, light, weak)
12
obnoxious(adjective, good, nasty, offensive, foul)
12
outrageous(adjective, bad, silly, useless, shocking)
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