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loutish(crude, uncouth)
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mountainous(bumpy, weathered)
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perverse(tough, severe, difficulty, harsh)
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pitted
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prominent(out, projecting, protuberant, protruding)
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puissant
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ruffled(rough, harsh, coarse, unstable)
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rumpled
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scratchy(rough, harsh)
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sharp(hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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stark(strong, sound, tough, severe)
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violent
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vital(strong, tough, intense, energetic)
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weather-beaten(toughened, bumpy, weathered)
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adamant(strong, hard, tough, sturdy)
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adverse
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artless
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astringent(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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authoritarian(strong, hard, tough, sturdy)
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barbarous(crude, uncouth, amorphism)
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