67 entries under adjective topic. ×
| gravelly(rough, coarse, grainy) | |
| smoothing(wearing, scraping) | |
| unpleasant | |
| destructive(disparaging, hurtful) | |
| grainy(rough, coarse, uneven, bristly) | |
| granular(rough, coarse, uneven, grainy) | |
| hard to take(expression, idiom, manner, spiky) | |
| raw | |
| rubbing the wrong way(expression, idiom, manner, spiky) | |
| scraping(relentless, oppressive, unending) | |
| severe | |
| sharpening(rough, coarse, increasing, wearing) | |
| spiky | |
| unkind | |
| brutal | |
| irritating | |
| raspy(grating, raucous) | |
| sandy(rough, coarse, grainy) | |
| scuffing(wearing, scraping) | |
| uneven |
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