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beastly(adjective, violent, cruel, vicious, fierce)
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churlish(adjective, tough, gloomy, depressed, crude)
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creaking(adjective, characteristic, hard, severe, sharp)
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curt(adjective, severe, rough, coarse, sullen)
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dark
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flinty(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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grinding(adjective, difficult, pain, severity)
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hard-shell(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard, tough)
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heavy(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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incisive(adjective, hard, cold, unkind, piercing)
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inhospitable(adjective, characteristic, severe, bleak, stark)
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not good
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offensive(adjective, rough, dark, negative, dry)
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stony(adjective, mean, hard, cool, unpleasant)
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stony-hearted(adjective, hard, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathetic)
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surly(adjective, mean, tough, rough, low)
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trenchant(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty)
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truculent(adjective, rude, coarse, hostile, hateful)
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unbearable(adjective, upsetting, irritating, endured)
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