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forbidding
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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forestalling
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forlorn(dull, dark, gloomy, miserable, dim)
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frightful
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funereal(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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hard(severe, offensive, miserable, austere, distressing)
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harsh
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heavy
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hostile(adjective, offensive, indifferent, negative, unfriendly)
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ill-fated(pessimistic, unfavorable, desperate, ominous, unpromising)
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inadequate
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inferior
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inopportune(adjective, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
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insufficient
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irritating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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jading
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joyless(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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melancholy(dull, sad, gloomy, miserable, austere)
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monitory
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