410 entries under adjective topic. ×

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grisly(appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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hideous(appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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uncompassionate(mean, hard, cool, tough)
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unforgiving(mean, hard, severe, rough)
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acute(pain, painful, endured)
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coldhearted(person, mean, hard, severe)
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feral(adverb, mean, strong, kind)
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ghastly(appearance, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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gruesome(appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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odious(awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
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sanguinary(hard, tough, harsh, violent)
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sinful(characteristic, evil, nasty, pain)
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unpleasant(characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
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unsparing(mean, strong, hard, tough)
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virulent(characteristic, mean, nasty, pain)
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agonizing(pain, painful, endured)
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barbarian(rough, rude, violent, vicious)
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depraved(adverb, characteristic, evil, nasty)
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diabolical(evil, harsh, violent, terrible)
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frightful(appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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