2
flat(adjective, harsh, informal)
2
galling
2
gnarled(adjective, rough)
2
grim(adjective, harsh)
2
hard(adjective, harsh)
2
incompatible(adjective, harsh)
2
loud
2
ruffled(adjective, rough)
2
scabrous
2
scraping
2
scratch
2
severe(adjective, harsh)
2
sharp(adjective, harsh)
2
sinewy(adjective, rough)
2
stridulous(adjective, harsh, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
2
techy
2
tuneless(adjective, harsh, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
2
unharmonious(adjective, asperous, dissonant, stridulous)
2
unrelenting(adjective, harsh)
1
asperous(adjective, harsh, grinding, dissonant, clangorous)
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