6
redoubtable(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful)
6
unholy(adjective, bad, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
5
bloodcurdling(nasty, unpleasant, awful, terrible, unkind)
5
cadaverous(adjective, grim, shocking, pale, upsetting)
5
dark
5
desperate(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
dreaded(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
evil(adjective, endured)
5
flagitious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
gastful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
ghastful(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
nauseous(adjective, taste, awful, terrible, apperance)
5
noxious(adjective, endured)
5
scathing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
uncanny(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, sinful)
5
unsettling(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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