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unharmonious(adjective, rough, wild, conflicting, upsetting)
7
wild(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
6
acidulous
6
adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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antagonistic(adjective, mean, tough, sharp, cruel)
6
awful(adjective, great, huge, endured, massive)
6
cold-blooded(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
6
cragged(adjective, smooth, rough, coarse, irregular)
6
crusty(adjective, tough, rough, irritable, sullen)
6
cussed(adjective, characteristic, severe, nasty, rude)
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disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, rough, offensive)
6
disharmonious(adjective, contrary, conflicting, discordant, inharmonious)
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distressing(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
6
evil(adjective, mean, nasty, vicious, wicked)
6
firm(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
6
inharmonious(adjective, rough, unpleasant, coarse, conflicting)
6
intolerable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
6
jangly(adjective, characteristic, loud, severity, toughness)
6
malevolent(adjective, mean, wrong, evil, nasty)
6
monstrous(adjective, great, severe, evil, nasty)
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