3
sunless
3
to come(expression, adjective, likely, possible, immediate)
3
unfriendly(tough, offensive, dark, negative, hostile)
2
acute(adjective, dangerous)
2
agitating(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
alerting(verb, adjective, warning)
2
antagonistic(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, aggressive)
2
apocalyptic(adjective, warning, menacing, intimidating, ominous)
2
arduous
2
backbreaking
2
belligerent
2
cautionary(adjective, warning)
2
cautioning(verb, warning, cautionary)
2
chancy(adjective, bad, delicate, heavy, uncertain)
2
clayey
2
cloggy
2
cold(violent, wild, bitter, murky, windy)
2
condemned(near, doomed, coming, intended, designed)
2
contentious
2
corrupt(adjective, evil, nasty, mysterious, disturbing)
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