| contrarient(asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| cussed(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| discourteous(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| disharmonic(asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| disharmonious(asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| dour(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| gruff(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hairy(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hard-boiled(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hard-nosed(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hard-shell(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| inconsonant(asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| inharmonic(asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| inhospitable(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| itchy |
| mean(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| nasty(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| on a sour note(expression, idiom, asperous, dissonant, stridulous) |
| out of key(expression, idiom, harsh, grinding, dissonant) |
| out of tune(expression, idiom, harsh, grinding, dissonant) |