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astringent(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere)
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austere(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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awful
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back-biting
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backhand
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backhanded
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bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, cross, vicious)
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barbaric
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bitchy
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bitter(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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blackening
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blameful
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bleak(adjective, severe, stark, austere, inhospitable)
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bludgeoning
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blustering
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castigating(adjective, rude, unmannerly, insulting, vituperative)
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caustic(adjective, sharp, cross, fierce, hostile)
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churlish(adjective, blunt, impolite, surly, uncouth)
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clamorous
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comfortless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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