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| uncivilized(wild, uncultured) | |
| uncultured(crude, uncouth) | |
| unlevel(hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| wrinkled(verb, hard, rough, harsh) | |
| bad(severe, unpleasant, vicious, extreme) | |
| bothersome(tough, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| cantankerous(hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| dirty(calm, hard, rough, nasty) | |
| dour(tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| energetic(strong, sound, tough, big) | |
| flinty(strong, hard, tough, harsh) | |
| forbidding(strong, hard, tough, harsh) | |
| gnarled(rough, roughness) | |
| gruff(severe, rough, harsh, dirty) | |
| hard-bitten(strong, hard, continue) | |
| hard as nails(expression, idiom, set, strong) | |
| ill-bred(wild, crude, unsophisticated, primitive) | |
| ironbound | |
| knockabout(action, rough) | |
| leathery(hard, bumpy, durable, weathered) |
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