5
stony(adjective, set, hard, harsh, coarse)
5
ticklish(adjective, difficult, delicate, uncertain, unstable)
5
unsmooth(adjective, roughness, bumpy, weathered)
5
unyielding(adjective, strong, hard, sound, tough)
4
adamantine(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough)
4
blunt(adjective, crude, uncouth, discourtesy)
4
cacophonous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
4
dense(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough)
4
furrowed(adjective, bumpy, weathered)
4
grating(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
4
grim(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
4
intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
jaggy
4
mighty(adjective, strong, sound, fit, solid)
4
potent(adjective, strong, sound, tough, energetic)
4
raucous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
4
red-blooded(adjective, strong, tough, intense, energetic)
4
rigid(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
4
savage(adjective, unpleasant, violent, wild, vicious)
4
stiff(adjective, ugliness)
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