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harsh(adjective, rough, asperous, sounds)
8
strident(adjective, harsh, asperous, sounds)
4
squawky(adjective, harsh, asperous, sounds)
3
unmelodious(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant)
2
stridulous(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant)
2
tuneless(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant)
1
asperous(adjective, harsh, dissonant, clangorous)
1
not smooth(expression, adjective, harsh, dissonant)
1
out-of-key(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant)
1
out-of-tune(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant)
1
stridulant(adjective, asperous, dissonant, clangorous)
1
unlevel(adjective, harsh, asperous, dissonant)
0
out of key(expression, idiom, harsh, dissonant)
0
out of tune(expression, idiom, harsh, dissonant)
0
stertorous(asperous, dissonant, clangorous, stridulous)
0
vociferant(asperous, dissonant, clangorous, stridulous)
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