Bad and Gruesome

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Gruesome and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gruesome" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Gruesome adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

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Bad and gruesome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Gruesome".

The My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfic "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em" is said to have a particularly gruesome fate for the big bad in the works.

Source: Family Unfriendly Death / Fan Fiction
Bad news travels quickly, and now the gruesome reality of what people were doing to each other could reach more people than ever before.

Source: Analysis / '90s Anti-Hero
Played straight with most of TedCrusty's videos, most of them consist of Joe being killed in ways that would be particularly gruesome if they were made professionally, not that it's a bad thing.

Source: Bloodless Carnage

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