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| distasteful(adjective, tender, unpleasant, awful) | |
| dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel) | |
| drastic(adjective, tough, rough, harsh) | |
| embarrassing(difficult, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| frowning(adjective, strong, tough, harsh) | |
| gruff(adjective, sharp, nasty, cruel) | |
| guttural(adjective, sharp, flat, rough) | |
| incompliant(adjective, firm, solid, stiff) | |
| inconvenient(adjective, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| intolerable(adjective, rough, difficult, harsh) | |
| literal(adjective, correct, honest, pure) | |
| poignant(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| punitive(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| scant(adjective, cold, austere, unadorned) | |
| senseless(adjective, tough, cruel, unsympathetic) | |
| strident(adjective, sharp, flat, rough) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, tough, harsh) | |
| testing(adjective, tough, difficult, violent) | |
| troubling(offensive, distressing, upsetting, disturbing) | |
| ugly(adjective, tough, evil, rough) |
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