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| croaking(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| disagreeing(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| discordant(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| discourteous(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| dissonant(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| distressing(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| disturbing(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel) | |
| earsplitting(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| flat(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| glaring(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| grating(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| guttural(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| hoarse(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| incompatible(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| inhospitable(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| jagged(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| jangling(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| jarring(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) |
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