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| rude(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| rugged(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| rusty(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| screeching(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| scrupulous(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| sour(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stark(adjective, bleak, austere, inhospitable) | |
| straight(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| strait-laced(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| strident(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stridulous(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stuffy(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| tuneless(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| uncivil(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| uneven(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| ungracious(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| unlevel(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| unmelodious(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| unmusical(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| unpermissive(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) |
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