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| high-pitched(sharp, harsh, intense, high) | |
| blaring(strong, sharp, rough, loud) | |
| harrowing(severe, tender, raw, painful) | |
| shrewd(sharp, smart, sensitive, perceptive) | |
| stinging(strong, cool, severe, keen) | |
| grating(loud, shrill) | |
| ear-splitting(strong, vulgar, loud, strident) | |
| hurtful(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| aching(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| arduous(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| awful(painful, sickness, ache, endured) | |
| caustic(feeling, strong, sharp, nasty) | |
| dire(painful, sickness, ache, endured) | |
| distressing(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| dreadful(painful, sickness, ache, endured) | |
| knifelike(sharp, big) | |
| loud(sharp, rough, harsh, intense) | |
| raucous(strong, rough, harsh, loud) | |
| terrible(painful, sickness, ache, endured) | |
| throbbing(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes) |
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