57 entries under harsh topic. ×

3
guttural
3
noisy
3
rigid
3
unmelodious(adjective, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
3
unmusical(adjective, asperous, dissonant, stridulous)
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acrid
2
bleak
2
clashing
2
croaking
2
flat(adjective, informal)
2
grim
2
hard
2
incompatible
2
severe
2
sharp
2
stridulous(adjective, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
2
tuneless(adjective, asperous, grinding, dissonant)
2
unrelenting
1
asperous(adjective, grinding, dissonant, clangorous)
1
cracked
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