3
impatient(adjective, negative, bad temper)
3
inhospitable(adjective, severe, rude, sorrow, cold)
3
loutish(adjective, rough, nasty, rude, dirty)
3
lugubrious(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
melancholy(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
murky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
overcast(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
ragged
3
raw(adjective, severe, nasty, rude, dirty)
3
rigid(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere)
3
somber(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
stark(adjective, severe, bleak, austere, inhospitable)
3
stinging
3
uncompromising(adjective, severe)
3
undiplomatic(adjective, sharp, rough, careless, thoughtless)
3
unkind(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
3
unmusical(adjective, severe, rough, harsh, dirty)
3
unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
3
vulgar(adjective, sharp, rough, nasty, harsh)
2
acute(adjective, severe)
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