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| parlous(bad, heavy, risky, dangerous) | |
| risky(bad, delicate, heavy, uncertain) | |
| stormy(strong, severe, rough, intense) | |
| sullen(mean, bad, wrong, evil) | |
| treacherous(delicate, unpleasant, uncertain, horrible) | |
| unfavourable | |
| unlucky(negative, menacing, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| warning(noun, verb, warning, menacing) | |
| atrocious(evil, obscure, dark, gloomy) | |
| bleak | |
| brewing(likely, possible, immediate, coming) | |
| clouded | |
| frowning(evil, critical, mysterious, forbidding) | |
| glum(evil, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable) | |
| grim | |
| hard(tough, severe, difficult, offensive) | |
| harmful(risky, dangerous, menacing, unsafe) | |
| horrible(strong, severe, evil, obscure) | |
| horrifying(verb, frightening) | |
| ill-boding(warning, menacing, unfavorable, intimidating) |
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