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| killer(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel) | |
| laborious(adjective, hard, rough, difficult) | |
| noisy(adjective, unstable, unsettled, bleak) | |
| not smooth(expression, adjective, bleak, stark) | |
| off-key(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| out-of-key(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| out-of-tune(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| powerful(violent, brutal, strict, ferocious) | |
| punctilious(adjective, hard, tough, rough) | |
| rasping(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| raucous(adjective, rough, unstable, unsettled) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| rusty(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| screeching(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stickling(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| straight(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| strident(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stridulous(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| tuneless(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| uncivil(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) |
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