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rude(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
5
boorish(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh)
4
fractious(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unusual)
4
impolite(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh)
3
argumentative(adjective, tough, grim, trying)
3
perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, irritable, grim)
2
oafish(adjective, tough, rough, rude, coarse)
2
severe(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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difficult(adjective, tough, irritable, critical)
1
obstreperous(adjective, tough, difficult, irritable, grim)
1
tough(adjective, hard, harsh, rude, coarse)
1
unaccommodating(adjective, tough, difficult, grim, demanding)
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ambitious(tough, trying)
0
arduous(tough, trying)
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backbreaker(tough, trying)
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bothersome(tough, trying)
0
burdensome(tough, trying)
0
challenging(tough, trying)
0
crucial(tough, trying)
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demanding(tough, trying)
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