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excruciating(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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malicious(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, cruel)
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prejudicial(adjective, bad, cruel, negative, harmful)
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ruinous(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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sore(adjective, pain, painful, sickness, ache)
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spiteful(adjective, mean, cruel, negative, unkind)
10
nasty(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, harsh)
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piercing(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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poisonous(adjective, bad, offensive, cruel, foul)
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suicidal(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
9
adverse(adjective, contrary, distressing, threatening, injurious)
9
biting(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
9
cutting(adjective, mean, hard, sharp, nasty)
9
disadvantageous(adjective, rude, cruel, negative, unkind)
9
hurting(adjective, tender, pain, cruel, raw)
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malignant(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, negative)
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mean(verb, adjective, nasty, harsh, cruel)
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noisome(adjective, bad, evil, offensive, immoral)
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sharp(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
9
tormenting(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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