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81frightful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. horrible, shocking; informal, unpleasant, disagreeable. See fear, ugliness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Causing fright] Syn. fearful, awful, dreadful, horrifying, frightening, terrifying, alarming,… …
82gruesome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ghastly, fearful, grisly, hideous. See ugliness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grim, grisly, fearful; see frightful 1 , offensive 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. grisly, horrifying, repulsive,… …
83hideous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frightful, dreadful, horrible, repulsive, unsightly, revolting. See ugliness. Ant., beautiful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extremely ugly] Syn. ghastly, grisly, frightful; see ugly 1 . 2. [Shocking]… …
84horrible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alarming, dreadful, horrifying, appalling, frightful, horrendous, hideous, abominable, deplorable, revolting, execrable, dire. See fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Offensive] Syn. repulsive,… …
85terrible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. terrifying, dreadful; awesome, appalling, frightful, horrible, shocking, fearful, alarming; informal, excessive. See fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring terror] Syn. terrifying, frightening,… …
86appalling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. horrifying, shocking, dreadful; see frightful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dismaying, horrifying, shocking, stunning, disconcerting, astounding, frightening, ghastly, dreadful, harrowing, disgusting, sickening,… …
87cadaverous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ghostly, pallid, gaunt, haggard; see ghastly 1 , pale 1 , sick , thin 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. pale, ghastly, gaunt, haggard, pallid, ashen, deathly, emaciated, chalky, ghostly, bloodless, having the pallor… …
88deathly — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deathlike, cadaverous, ghastly, gaunt; see dead 1 , dull 6 , pale 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. horrible, dreadful, terrible, appalling, macabre, ghastly. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Gruesomely… …
89charnel — I noun a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑charnel house • Hypernyms: ↑vault, ↑burial vault II adjective gruesomely indicative of death or the dea …
90gris´li|ness — gris|ly1 «GRIHZ lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. causing horror; frightful; horrible; ghastly: »the grisly symptoms of radiation sickness (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under …
