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gravelly(rough, coarse, grainy)
3
smoothing(wearing, scraping)
3
unpleasant
2
destructive(disparaging, hurtful)
2
grainy(rough, coarse, uneven, bristly)
2
granular(rough, coarse, uneven, grainy)
2
hard to take(expression, idiom, manner, spiky)
2
raw
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rubbing the wrong way(expression, idiom, manner, spiky)
2
scraping(relentless, oppressive, unending)
2
severe
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sharpening(rough, coarse, increasing, wearing)
2
spiky
2
unkind
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brutal
1
irritating
1
raspy(grating, raucous)
1
sandy(rough, coarse, grainy)
1
scuffing(wearing, scraping)
1
uneven
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