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Used for emphasis, especially of something bad

Very unpleasant, serious, or shocking

Significant or extreme in degree or intensity

Very poor or bad in standard or quality

Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong

Resulting in or from disaster

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

Having or displaying a violent or ferocious aggressiveness

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Adjective

Used for emphasis, especially of something bad

beyond the pale

ill-favoured^UK

very unpleasant

unprepossessing

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

demoralizing^US

blood-and-thunder

demoralising^UK

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

phantasmagorical

very disgusting

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

highly improper

strictly for the birds

too horrible for words

beyond contempt

foolish-looking

as plain as a pikestaff

not much to look at

no oil painting

heart-wrenching

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“My only fear is that it's so easy to laugh at politicians and their idiot supporters that you risk forgetting how evil and stupid they really are, allowing them to stumble their way into a frightful mess we all end up having to pay for.”

Adjective

Very unpleasant, serious, or shocking

suggestive of evil

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“Electromagnetic pollution, which has been described as a serious killer in the office, actually is not frightful at all, say experts.”

Adjective

Significant or extreme in degree or intensity

life-threatening

all-encompassing

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

energy-consuming

easier said than done

extremely painful

rough-and-tumble

bred-in-the-bone

overextravagant

like getting blood out of a stone

at the boiling point

round-the-clock

total-immersion

pulling no punches

greatest possible

out of this world

lock stock and barrel

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Adjective

Very poor or bad in standard or quality

dissatisfactory

bargain-basement

not up to scratch

a load of pants

strictly for the birds

not up to snuff

less-than-stellar

unable to do something for toffee

cheap and nasty

no great shakes

not up to standard

twopenny-halfpenny

end-of-the-pier

unable to do something to save one's life

good-for-nothing

of poor quality

leaving much to be desired

thrown together

of little value

of no financial value

unsophisticated

dishonorable^US

of negligible value

not good enough

dishonourable^UK

would fetch nothing

of little worth

nickel-and-dime

not worth a hill of beans

of little financial value

inconsequential

counterproductive

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Adjective

Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

Mephistophelian

good-for-nothing

mephistophelean

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Adjective

Resulting in or from disaster

unfavourable^UK

earth-shattering

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

uncomplimentary

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

suggestive of evil

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Adjective

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

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Adjective

Having or displaying a violent or ferocious aggressiveness

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

uncompassionate

unfavourable^UK

take-no-prisoners

evil-intentioned

with a heart of stone

every person for themselves

fiercely competitive

intensely competitive

uncommunicative

lacking compassion

ill-humoured^UK

involving bloodshed

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

disadvantageous

dyed-in-the-wool

easily frightened

easily agitated

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