5
itchy(adjective, prickly, tickly)
5
peckish
5
rugged(adjective, rough, harsh)
5
scratching(adjective, rough, grating)
4
bristly(adjective, rough)
4
cacophonous(adjective, harsh)
4
dissonant(adjective, harsh, asperous, stridulous)
4
irritable
4
irritating
4
jagged(adjective, rough, harsh)
4
jangling(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant, stridulous)
4
pettish
4
petulant
4
raw
4
sour(adjective, harsh, informal)
4
spotty
4
squawky(adjective, harsh, asperous, sounds, grinding)
4
testy
4
tetchy
4
uneven(adjective, harsh)
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