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abstruse

hard to understand {abstruse}.

acrid

caustic {acrid}.

adverse unfavorable

unfavorable {adverse}.

amiss

wrong {amiss}.

apocalyptic

predicting disaster {apocalyptic}.

backhanded

insulting {backhanded}.

baleful

ominous {baleful}.

banal

trite {banal}.

barbarous

brutal {barbarous}.

barefaced

brash {barefaced}.

barren

unproductive {barren}.

blasted

wasted {blasted}.

bogus

fake {bogus}.

bootless

useless {bootless}.

clamorous

loud and noisy {clamorous}.

colorless

uninteresting {colorless}.

cosmetic

only for appearance {cosmetic}.

dank

cold and wet {dank}.

deleterious

harmful {deleterious}.

desolate

uninhabited {desolate}.

detrimental

harmful {detrimental}.

dilapidated

worn out or not repaired {dilapidated}.

dire

grave {dire}.

disjointed

unconnected {disjointed}.

disproportionate

larger in number or size {disproportionate}.

draconian

harsh {draconian}.

egregious

notably bad {egregious}.

elegaic

mournful {elegaic}.

erroneous

wrong {erroneous}.

factious

divisive {factious}.

fallacious

false {fallacious}.

fetid

foul-smelling {fetid}.

flagging

weakening {flagging}.

forbidding

ominous {forbidding}.

frigid

cold {frigid}.

frivolous

unimportant and extra {frivolous}.

galling

irritating {galling}.

gamy

smelling like dead game {gamy}.

garish

gaudy {garish}.

ghastly

horrible {ghastly}.

gratuitous

extra and inapt {gratuitous}.

grievous

significant {grievous}.

ill-starred

bad luck {ill-starred}.

immaterial

not important {immaterial}.

inane

silly {inane}.

inimical

hostile {inimical}.

insidious

subtly harmful {insidious}.

insipid

bland {insipid}.

intractable

not resolvable {intractable}.

inviable

unmaintainable {inviable}.

jerry-built

poorly built {jerry-built}.

kaput

dead {kaput}.

laborious

requiring hard work {laborious}.

labyrinthine

complex {labyrinthine}.

libelous

damaging to reputation {libelous}.

loathsome

disgusting {loathsome}.

ludicrous

laughable {ludicrous}.

lugubrious

mournful {lugubrious}.

lurid

sensational {lurid}.

maddening

frustrating {maddening}.

malignant evil

evil and spreading {malignant}.

malodorous

foul-smelling {malodorous}.

mephitic

foul-smelling {mephitic}.

minatory

threatening {minatory}.

morbid

gruesome or about disease {morbid}.

mordacious

biting {mordacious}.

musty

having moldy smell {musty}.

noisome

noisy {noisome}.

nonviable

non-maintainable {nonviable}.

noxious

damaging {noxious}.

objectionable

offensive {objectionable}.

ominous

threatening {ominous}.

onerous

burdensome {onerous}.

otiose

lazy or useless {otiose}.

overblown

excessive {overblown}.

pandemic

widespread epidemic {pandemic}.

parlous

dangerous {parlous}.

pejorative

disparaging {pejorative}.

pernicious destructive

destructive {pernicious}.

petrified unchanging

unchanging, or scared {petrified}.

prohibitive

too high {prohibitive}.

punitive punishing

punishing {punitive}.

putrid

decayed {putrid}.

questionable

dubious {questionable}.

rampant

unstopped {rampant}.

rank

foul-smelling {rank, bad smelling}.

ratty

shabby {ratty}.

recondite

hard to understand {recondite}.

remiss

negligent {remiss}.

repellent

repulsive {repellent}.

repugnant

offensive {repugnant}.

repulsive

offensive {repulsive}.

saccharine

pleasant but dull {saccharine}.

salacious

lewd {salacious}.

seamy

sordid {seamy}.

sere

withered {sere}.

sham fake

fake {sham, fake}.

sinister

ominous {sinister}.

sodden

wet {sodden}.

sordid

immoral or wretched {sordid}.

specious seeming

only seeming to be true {specious}.

spurious

false {spurious}.

squalid

sordid {squalid}.

stark

utter {stark}.

sterile

unproductive {sterile, unproductive}.

superficial inessential

not essential {superficial}.

superfluous

unneeded {superfluous}.

tangential indirect

not about main thing, indirect {tangential}.

tedious

boring {tedious}.

tepid

lukewarm {tepid}.

trite

common {trite}.

turgid

having too much {turgid}.

untenable

not possible {untenable}.

untoward

unfavorable {untoward}.

unwieldy

Size or shape can make things difficult to manipulate {unwieldy}.

unwonted

unusual {unwonted}.

venomous

hateful {venomous}.

vexatious

annoying {vexatious}.

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