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| unfeeling(adjective, close, hard, tough) | |
| ungracious(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| unjust(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| uptight(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| asperous(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| cacophonous(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| caterwauling(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| clashing(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| coarse(adjective, rude, polite, bleak) | |
| coldblooded(grim, bleak) | |
| cracked(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| craggy(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| creaking(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| croaking(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| disagreeing(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| discordant(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| dissonant(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| earsplitting(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| flat(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| glaring(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) |
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