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Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

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Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

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Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds.

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Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds.

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Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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of Cork

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of Cork

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Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.

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Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.

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Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

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Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

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of Distress

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of Distress

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Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

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Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

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Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Rough; rugged; bristling.

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Rough; rugged; bristling.

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Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

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Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

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Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

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Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

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Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.

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Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.

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Infested with lice.

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Infested with lice.

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Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.

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Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.

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Having little or nothing.

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Having little or nothing.

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

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Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

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Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.

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Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.

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Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive bea…

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Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive bea…

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Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

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Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

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One who, or that which, rubs.

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One who, or that which, rubs.

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Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

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Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

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Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

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The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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of Stink

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of Stink

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of Swinge

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of Swinge

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Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.

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Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.

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Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness; malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.

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The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.

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Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical a…

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The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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The state of being bad.

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The state of being bad.

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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.

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Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.

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Penitent; sorry for sin.

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Penitent; sorry for sin.

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Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

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Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

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Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical a…

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Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical a…

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Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

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Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

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The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

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The state of being bad.

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Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb…

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of Forge

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Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining.

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Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

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Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

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Given to speculation; contemplative.

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of Spoil

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of Spoil

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distin…

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

Poor is more precise when describing low quality or weak performance.

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb…

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Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

Harmful specifically means causing damage or injury.

Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distin…

Adverse describes an unfavourable or harmful effect.

Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.

Detrimental means causing harm or reducing success.

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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