5
grievous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
grizzly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
grueling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
hair raising(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
helluva(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
menacing
5
outrageous(adjective, evil, nasty, unpleasant, disgusting)
5
parlous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
scathing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
sick(adjective, horrifying)
5
unearthly(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, strange)
5
woeful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
abysmal(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
bloody(adjective, violent, horrible, shocking, explicit)
4
cadaverous(adjective, shocking, upsetting, frightening, ugliness)
4
charnel
4
cringeworthy(adjective, terrible, dirty, badly, scary)
4
damnable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
dismal
4
extreme(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
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