70 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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bellicose(adjective, attack, sharp, rough, nasty)
16
pugnacious(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, rough)
15
cantankerous(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
10
disagreeable(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
10
truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, difficult, unpleasant)
9
ugly(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, horrible, unfriendly)
8
crabby(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
8
spiteful(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
8
surly(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
6
crabbed(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
5
sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, rough, nasty)
5
vicious(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, irritable, disagreeable)
4
offensive(adjective, unpleasant, violent, vigorous, horrible)
3
violent(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
2
dour(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
2
gloomy(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
2
malevolent(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
2
mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, unpleasant, violent)
2
obnoxious(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
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rough(adjective, nasty, dark, unpleasant, horrible)
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