4
fearsome
4
ferocious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
ghostly(adjective, shocking, upsetting, frightening)
4
grewsome(adjective, endured, ugliness)
4
nauseous
4
obnoxious(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
4
rotten(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, disgusting)
4
savage(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
4
unbearable(adjective, unpleasant, awful, disgusting, vile)
4
uncanny(adjective, awful, terrible, immoral, shocking)
4
ungodly(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting)
4
unholy(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting)
3
acute(adjective, endured)
3
agonizing(adjective, endured)
3
almighty(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
barbaric
3
beautiful
3
blatant(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
bloodcurdling(nasty, unpleasant, awful, terrible, strange)
3
brutal
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