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keen(adjective, strong, great, severe, sharp)
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mordant(adjective, mean, hard, severe, sharp)
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painful(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil)
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pungent(adjective, strong, great, sharp, unpleasant)
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remorseless(adjective, mean, severe, violent, cruel)
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scratchy(adjective, rough, asperous, sounds, grinding)
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tart(adjective, strong, tough, severe, sharp)
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unfriendly(adjective, mean, hard, severe, dark)
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ungracious(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, tough)
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unmerciful(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
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unsparing(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
10
agonizing(adjective, strong, hard, great, severe)
10
Draconian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, rigid)
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Spartan(adjective, severe)
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abrupt(adjective, severe, inelegance)
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bad(adjective, mean, severe, terrible, ill)
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brutish(adjective, evil, nasty, violent, cruel)
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burdensome(adjective, difficult)
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caterwauling(adjective, characteristic, hard, severe, sharp)
10
croaking(adjective, characteristic, hard, severe, sharp)
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