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tough(adjective, hard, smart, nasty)
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tuneless(adjective, hard, flat, rough)
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unbending
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uncompromising
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unconscionable(adjective, stringent, drastic)
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uneven(adjective, hard, rough, harsh)
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unlevel(adjective, hard, rough, harsh)
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unmelodious(adjective, hard, flat, rough)
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unmusical(adjective, hard, rough, harsh)
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wild(adjective, rough, harsh, terrible)
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Siberian(adjective, cool, keen, intense)
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abusive(adjective, hard, nasty, cross)
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acetic(adjective, harsh, unpleasant, bitter)
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authoritarian
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basic
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below freezing(expression, cool, keen, intense)
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benumbed(adjective, cool, keen, intense)
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blasting(adjective, cool, keen, intense)
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brutal(adjective, mean, hard, nasty)
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caterwauling(adjective, hard, flat, rough)
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