2
abominable(horrible, hateful, loathsome)
2
bad(ill, unwell, poorly)
2
below par(expression, weak, thin, feeble, unwell)
2
crude(adjective, mean, bad, rough, nasty)
2
deviant(unusual, strange, exceptional, irregular, weird)
2
down(weak, thin, ill, feeble, pale)
2
evil(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, disgusting, distasteful)
2
faint(mean, weak, thin, ill, feeble)
2
filthy(adjective, bad, nasty, offensive, rude)
2
foul(adjective, nasty, offensive, rude, unpleasant)
2
gross(adjective, mean, bad, blue, rough)
2
ill(weak, thin, sick, pale, unhealthy)
2
illegal(adjective, corrupt, dishonest, crooked, unfair)
2
immoral(adjective, offensive, rude, dirty, corrupt)
2
nasty(adjective, mean, bad, rough, offensive)
2
naughty(adjective, rude, dirty, coarse, foul)
2
obscene(adjective, mean, bad, rough, nasty)
2
off-base(unusual, strange, exceptional, irregular, weird)
2
out of line(expression, idiom, strange, exceptional, coarse)
2
out of sorts(expression, idiom, ill, unwell, poorly)
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