124 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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base(adjective, evil, unpleasant, vicious, vile)
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filthy(adjective, blue, evil, nasty, offensive)
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forbidding(adjective, appearance, tough, unpleasant, terrible)
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ghoulish(adjective, awful, terrible, grim)
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lamentable(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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fell(adjective, unpleasant, fear, horrible, disagreeable)
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menacing(adjective, tough, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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noisome(adjective, blue, nasty, offensive, unpleasant)
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pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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redoubtable(tough, difficult, awful, terrible, fear)
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sinister(adjective, appearance, offensive, unpleasant, awful)
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sordid(adjective, unpleasant, vile, horrible, disagreeable)
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unearthly(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, unreasonable)
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dirty(adjective, blue, evil, nasty, offensive)
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malevolent(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, horrible, extreme)
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baleful(awful, terrible)
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bloodcurdling(awful, terrible, breathtaking, frightening)
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crabbed(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, ugly)
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dour(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
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eerie(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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