71 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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glum(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty)
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morose(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty)
19
dark(adjective, rough, nasty, unpleasant, sadness)
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dour(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe)
19
sullen(adjective, upset, tough, blue, rough)
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gloomy(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty)
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grave(adjective, dull, quiet, severe, unpleasant)
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surly(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty)
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ugly(adjective, blue, low, sad, unpleasant)
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crabbed(adjective, blue, rough, nasty, low)
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crabby(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad)
5
forbidding(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, dark)
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serious(adjective, severe, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
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sinister(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
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low(adjective, blue, sad, unpleasant, gloomy)
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sorry(adjective, unpleasant, sorrow, depress, sadness)
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threatening(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
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wretched(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
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cantankerous(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad)
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malevolent(adjective, upset, unpleasant, horrible, hostile)
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