257 entries under adjective topic. ×

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sick(bad, informal, awful, disgusting)
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vile(taste, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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cruel(appearance, evil, unpleasant, awful)
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harrowing(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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unspeakable(taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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dread(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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abhorrent(taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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creepy(bad, nasty, awful, disgusting)
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execrable(taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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hellish(taste, awful, terrible, horrible)
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beastly(nasty, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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direful(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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eerie(bad, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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forbidding(appearance, terrible, hopeless)
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gross(informal, awful, terrible, horrible)
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obnoxious(taste, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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repellent(nasty, unpleasant, awful, dirty)
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spine-chilling(bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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ugly(awful, horrible)
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vicious(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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