12
mournful(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
12
terrible(adjective, appearance, sad, offensive, unhappy)
12
unforgiving(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
11
adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
11
blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, despondent)
11
fiendish(adjective, animal, person, mean, dark)
11
grotesque(adjective, bad, black, baleful, bodeful)
11
loathsome(adjective, bad, offensive, unpleasant, awful)
11
merciless(adjective, appearance, mean, hard, tough)
11
ruthless(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, hard)
11
sober(adjective, dull, quiet, severe, dark)
11
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, gloomy)
11
sour(adjective, appearance, hard, tough, severe)
11
unappeasable(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
11
unfriendly(adjective, person, sullen, unwarmhearted)
10
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, person, tough)
10
awful(adjective, sad, offensive, unhappy, unpleasant)
10
baleful(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
10
despondent(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
10
ghoulish(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
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