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| ungracious(mean, bad, wrong, evil) | |
| unpolished(rough, rude, coarse, awkward) | |
| unregenerate(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| vicious(hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| vulgar(rough, rude, coarse, awkward) | |
| wearying | |
| ticklish(difficult, delicate, sensitive, tricky) | |
| acerb | |
| and Irish cranky | |
| anesthetized(hard, tough, severe, cold) | |
| asleep(hard, tough, severe, cold) | |
| bad-mannered(rough, rude, coarse, awkward) | |
| barbaric(rough, rude, coarse, awkward) | |
| base(rough, rude, unpleasant, coarse) | |
| beetle-browed | |
| benumbed(hard, tough, severe, cold) | |
| bloodthirsty | |
| brutal(hard, tough, severe, cold) | |
| bundle of nerves(expression, idiom, delicate, sensitive) | |
| burdensome |
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