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sharp(adjective, hard, severe, rough, intense)
6
jangling(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
6
unmelodious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
5
guttural(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
5
screeching(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
5
sour(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
4
acrid(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
4
bitter(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
3
clashing(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
3
creaking(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
3
croaking(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
2
astringent(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
caterwauling(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
coarse(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
cracked(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
2
flat(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
2
hard(adjective, severe, sharp, flat, rough)
2
off-key(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
rusty(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
severe(adjective, hard, sharp, flat, rough)
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