168 entries under terrible topic. ×

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ungodly(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful)
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woeful(adjective, sad, awful, horrible)
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desperate(adjective, awful, horrible, afraid)
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hair-raising(adjective, awful, horrible, afraid)
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intimidating(adjective, tough, awful, wonderful)
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miserable(adjective, awful, horrible, afraid)
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daunting(adjective, tough, awful, wonderful)
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eerie(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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enormous(adjective, awful, horrible, afraid)
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lamentable(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
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lurid(adjective, evil, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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redoubtable(adjective, tough, difficult, awful)
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scandalous(adjective, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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troublesome(verb, adjective, person, severe, tender)
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unearthly(adjective, bad, awful, strange)
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forbidding(adjective, tough, difficult, unpleasant)
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ghoulish(adjective, nasty, awful, disturbing)
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howling(adjective, awful, horrible, afraid)
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infamous(adjective, evil, wicked, immoral)
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mean(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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