4
reeking
4
shocking(adjective, bad, explicit, sensational, bad feelings)
3
grim(adjective, bad, shocking, explicit, sensational)
3
bloody-minded
3
brutal
3
dreadful(adjective, bad, bad feelings)
3
grotesque(adjective, bad, bad feelings)
2
graphic(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
2
hideous(adjective, bad, violent, shocking, explicit)
2
horrid(adjective, shocking, explicit, sensational)
2
horrifying(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
2
terrifying(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
1
savage(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
1
appalling
1
awful
1
barbarous
1
botchy
1
disgusting(adjective, shocking, explicit, sensational)
1
horrendous
1
morbid(adjective, bad, bad feelings)
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