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ill-tempered(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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importune
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infamous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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insufferable(adjective, nasty, offensive, unpleasant, terrible)
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invidious(adjective, nasty, offensive, terrible, disgusting)
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irking
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irritative
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knavish(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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lamentable(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
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liverish(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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loathful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
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low-down and dirty(expression, adjective, idiom, hard, evil)
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lowest(rough, rude, hostile, irritable, touchy)
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malevolent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, terrible, disgusting)
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malicious(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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malign(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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mawkish(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
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messy(adjective, tough, unpleasant, horrible, painful)
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monstrous
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mucky(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
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