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scratchy(adjective, harsh, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
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screeching(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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severe(adjective, hard, sharp, flat, rough)
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sharp(adjective, hard, severe, flat, rough)
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sour(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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squawky(adjective, harsh, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
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strident(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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stridulous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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tuneless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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uneven(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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unlevel(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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unmelodious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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unmusical(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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unrelenting(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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abusive(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere)
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at odds(expression, asperous, dissonant, stridulous)
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austere(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, inhospitable)
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brutal(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere)
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cacophonic(asperous, dissonant, stridulous)
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comfortless(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere)
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