2
fractious
2
frustrating(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
2
hideous(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, horrible)
2
lousy(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
2
mocking
2
noisome(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, horrible)
2
peeving(adjective, bothersome)
2
petulant
2
rebarbative(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
2
sad(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
2
slimy(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, horrible)
2
sordid(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, horrible)
2
stinking(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
2
testy
2
tetchy(adjective, irritable, touchy, irascible)
2
troublous(adjective, tough, severe, unpleasant, awful)
2
wretched(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
1
abhorrent(adjective, nasty, offensive, terrible, disgusting)
1
abrasive
1
antipathetic(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
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