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adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons"

malevolent

adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

malignant

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

insidious, pernicious, subtle

adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

fatal, fateful

adj. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"

deadly, deathly, mortal

adj. causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

somber, sombre, serious

adj. (unplayful)

prejudicial, prejudicious

adj. tending to favor preconceived ideas; "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"

deleterious, hurtful, injurious

adj. harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"

harmful

adj. causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful

adj. expressing extreme contempt

objectionable, obnoxious

adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"

detractive

adj. causing to decrease in importance or value; "detractive influences on the volume of investment"

adverse, inauspicious, untoward

adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

hostile

adj. marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"

disapproving

adj. expressing or manifesting disapproval

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