335 entries under adjective topic. ×
| afflictive(hard, severe, tender, unpleasant) | |
| brutal(unpleasant, terrible, vicious, wicked) | |
| chronic(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| dangerous(significant, serious, vital, menacing) | |
| daunting | |
| ferocious(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| intimidating | |
| intolerable | |
| noxious(harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly) | |
| saddening(sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| spooky(black, baleful, bodeful) | |
| tedious(sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| towering(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| troublesome(sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| ugly(terrible, ominous) | |
| almighty(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| bitter(unpleasant, terrible, vicious, painful) | |
| blatant(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| crashing(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| darn(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
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