n. the quality of being offensive

adj. not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"

adj. characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"

adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"

adj. used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

adj. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

n. the quality of lacking taste and refinement

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable"

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

adj. causing consternation; "appalling conditions"

adj. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

adj. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

adj. causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

adj. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

adj. displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"

adj. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"

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"

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"

adj. marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"

adj. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

adj. shrewish and malicious; "a vixenish old woman"

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

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

adj. of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"

adj. extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"

adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

adj. extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"

adj. apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice"

adj. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

adj. disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

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

adj. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

adj. extremely painful

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

adj. characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts"

adj. "relations were cool and polite"

adj. deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"

adj. painful or dangerous: "an awful accident"; "a grave wound"

adj. very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play"

adj. offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

adj. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

adj. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"

adj. very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"

adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

adj. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

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

adj. not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; "inconsistent accounts"

adj. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"

adj. incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"

adj. lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"

adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

adj. of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"

adj. characterized by friendship and good will

adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"

adj. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"