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pestilential(adjective, help, bad, evil, harmful)
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sinister(adjective, bad, evil, nasty, negative)
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mischievous(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, cruel)
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pestiferous(adjective, bad, evil, harmful, injurious)
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venomous(adjective, mean, bad, evil, nasty)
8
noisome(adjective, bad, evil, offensive, immoral)
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mortal(adjective, bad, evil, grave, harmful)
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devastating(adjective, bad, evil, wicked, dreadful)
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disastrous(adjective, bad, wicked, immoral, dreadful)
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calamitous(adjective, bad, wicked, immoral, dreadful)
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catastrophic(adjective, dreadful, harmful, injurious)
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malefic(adjective, negative, grave, harmful, threatening)
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cataclysmic(adjective, dreadful, harmful, injurious)
3
iniquitous(adjective, bad, corrupt, immoral, distressing)
3
internecine(adjective, violent, cruel, harmful, injurious)
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sinful(adjective, bad, evil, nasty, harsh)
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corroding(injurious, destructive)
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corrupting(distressing, harmful, injurious, destructive)
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crippling(adjective, harmful, injurious, destructive)
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cutthroat(adjective, harmful, injurious, deadly)
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