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163 entries under adjective topic. ×
| cussed(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| demanding | |
| despotic | |
| dictatorial | |
| disagreeing(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| discordant(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| discourteous(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| dissonant(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| disturbing(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| earsplitting(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| exacting | |
| exigent | |
| fastidious | |
| flat(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| flinty | |
| glaring(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| grating(severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| grudging(reactive, reciprocal, tit-for-tat) | |
| gruff(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| guttural(severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
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