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Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

Marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons

Suggestively offensive or ill-natured

Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm

Potentially violent or dangerous, especially of a situation

Bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences

Unfriendly and bad-tempered in nature

Causing annoyance or bother

Not in good health

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance

Dangerous or perilous in nature

Marked by or involving public disorder

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Adjective

Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

unprepossessing

ill-favoured^UK

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

not much to look at

no oil painting

beyond the pale

hard on the eyes

ordinary-looking

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not much for looks

as plain as a pikestaff

plain as a pikestaff

misproportioned

frightful-looking

like the back end of a bus

very unpleasant

very disgusting

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“It was as ugly a beast as anyone could imagine, yet gentle in nature.”

Adjective

Marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons

“Expect things to get ugly when the two rival gangs clash at sundown.”

Adjective

Suggestively offensive or ill-natured

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

highly improper

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

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“There had been ugly revelations about the governor's abhorrent behavior, followed by widespread condemnation.”

Adjective

Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

very unpleasant

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Adjective

Potentially violent or dangerous, especially of a situation

life-threatening

fraught with danger

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Adjective

Bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

bringing bad luck

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Adjective

Unfriendly and bad-tempered in nature

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

easily offended

got up on wrong side of bed

confrontational

not best pleased

uncommunicative

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

unaccommodating

ready for a fight

in high dudgeon

prima donna-ish

apt to fly off the handle

bundle of nerves

perversely irritable

passive-aggressive

with a long face

having short fuse

hot under collar

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

huffy irascible

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

easily frightened

easily agitated

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

hyper-sensitive

easily affected

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

difficult to handle

have chip on shoulder

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Adjective

Causing annoyance or bother

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

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Adjective

Not in good health

under the weather

green about the gills

like death warmed up

not up to the mark

not up to snuff

on the sick list

not in good shape

at death's door

hypochondriacal

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

green around gills

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

white as a sheet

white as a ghost

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

unhealthy-looking

hospitalized^US

the worse for wear

hospitalised^UK

under medication

sick as a parrot

jaundiced-looking

slightly unwell

not a hundred percent

anaemic-looking

out of condition

in poor condition

not feeling up to snuff

running temperature

feeling terrible

not feeling well

out of commission

confined to bed

looking as if one has seen a ghost

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Adjective

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

in the doldrums

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

given to looking on the black side

poverty-stricken

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Adjective

Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance

uncommunicative

ill-humoured^UK

confrontational

with a long face

evil-intentioned

not on speaking terms

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Adjective

Dangerous or perilous in nature

on collision course

fraught with danger

Russian roulette

playing with fire

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

life-threatening

on slippery ground

hanging by a thread

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Adjective

Marked by or involving public disorder

insurrectionary

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

insurrectionist

without law and order

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