3
cramping(adjective, painful)
3
droll(adjective, sharp, ironic, deadpan, understated)
3
forceful(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, harsh)
3
forcible(adjective, strong, severe, sharp, harsh)
3
grave
3
hyperborean(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
3
inclement(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
3
offensive(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
3
pinching(verb, cold)
3
polar(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
3
powerful(adjective, strong, hard, severe, sharp)
3
prickly(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
3
querulous
3
rough
3
salty(adjective, mean, strong, evil, sharp)
3
smarting(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender)
3
snacking(noun, verb, eating, gluttony, consumption)
3
strident
3
telling(strong, sharp, powerful, critical, penetrating)
3
vehement(adjective, strong, intense, powerful, penetrating)
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