218 entries under adjective topic. ×
| grim(hard, severe, sharp, flat) | |
| growling(rough, dry, gruff, husky) | |
| hairy(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| inclement(rough, harsh, dirty, coarse) | |
| incongruous(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting) | |
| inconsistent(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting) | |
| inconsonant(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting) | |
| jagged(hard, severe, sharp, flat) | |
| not smooth(expression, idiom, hard, severe) | |
| obstreperous | |
| on a sour note(expression, idiom, harsh, conflicting) | |
| opposite(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting) | |
| out-of-key(hard, severe, sharp, flat) | |
| out-of-tune(hard, severe, sharp, flat) | |
| piping | |
| quarreling(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting) | |
| raging(rough, harsh, dirty, coarse) | |
| resounding | |
| rigid(hard, severe, sharp, flat) | |
| riotous |
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