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| grewsome | |
| grisly | |
| gruelling | |
| gruesome | |
| heart-rending(awful, gloomy, miserable, grim) | |
| heartbreaking(moving, sad, unpleasant, awful) | |
| horrific | |
| inhumane(evil, nasty, harsh, vicious) | |
| injured | |
| lurid | |
| macabre | |
| mad | |
| mean(tough, nasty, unkind, ugly) | |
| moving(emotional, touching, distressing, upsetting) | |
| nagging(tender, pain, gloomy, burning) | |
| nightmarish | |
| pathetic(moving, sad, awful, terrible) | |
| pungent(sharp, stinging, smarting) | |
| rigorous(hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| rotten |
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