3
spooky(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
3
towering(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tragic(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tragical(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
ungodly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
unholy(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
unsettling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
very bad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
vicious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
virulent(adjective, strange, horrible, horror, scary)
3
woesome(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
wretched(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
2
awe-inspiring
2
awed
2
eerie(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
2
fell
2
hellfire(adjective, warn, luck, fateful)
2
painful(adjective, fear)
2
severe
2
unpropitious(adjective, horrible, fearful)
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