70 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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bellicose(adjective, attack, nasty, difficult, unpleasant)
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pugnacious(adjective, attack, nasty, difficult, unpleasant)
10
quarrelsome(adjective, attack, nasty, difficult, unpleasant)
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fell(verb, adjective, animal, mean, strong)
8
violent(adjective, strong, severe, difficult, harsh)
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offensive(adjective, unpleasant, vigorous, vile, horrible)
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vicious(adjective, strong, kind, severe, harsh)
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sullen(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant, coarse)
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unpleasant(adjective, horrible, disagreeable, obnoxious)
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mean(adjective, animal, nasty, rude, unpleasant)
4
nasty(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, vulgar, hostile)
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surly(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
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cantankerous(adjective, nasty, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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rough(adjective, rude, unpleasant, violent, cruel)
2
ugly(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
1
crabbed(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant, coarse)
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crabby(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, horrible, irritable)
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dangerous(adjective, strong, severe, intense, unpleasant)
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dirty(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, vulgar, disagreeable)
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dour(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
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