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| lugubrious(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| melancholy(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| murky(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| overcast(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| ragged | |
| raw(severe, nasty, rude, dirty) | |
| rigid(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| somber(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| stark(severe, bleak, austere, inhospitable) | |
| stinging | |
| uncompromising | |
| undiplomatic(sharp, rough, careless, thoughtless) | |
| unkind(hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| unmusical(severe, rough, harsh, dirty) | |
| unpleasant(hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| vulgar(sharp, rough, nasty, harsh) | |
| acute | |
| aloof(nasty, cold, negative, hostile) | |
| awkward(sharp, rough, harsh, rude) | |
| bad-mannered(rough, rude, coarse, awkward) |
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