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Not melodious.
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Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.
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- Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.
- Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
Harsh and rasping
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- Harsh and rasping
- Irritating or annoying
Coated with rust, as a metal, or affected with the disease of rust, as a plant
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- Coated with rust, as a metal, or affected with the disease of rust, as a plant
- Covered with rust; corroded.
- Not working freely, easily, or quietly because of, or as if because of, rust; stiff or rasping in operation
Of or pertaining to dissonance.
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- Of or pertaining to dissonance.
- (Music) Constituting or producing a dissonance.
- Harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant.
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Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill:
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- Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill:
- Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
- Characterized by harsh, irritating insistence
Abrupt or acute:
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- Abrupt or acute:
- Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste:
- Fierce or impetuous; violent:
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
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- That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
Loudly demanding or complaining
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- Loudly demanding or complaining
- Making or marked by loud outcry or sustained din.
- Loud and confused; noisy
Broken into small or coarse pieces:
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- Broken into small or coarse pieces:
- Broken or fractured, usually without complete separation of parts; having a crack or cracks
- Broken so that fissures appear on the surface:
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Relating to or characterized by stridor.
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- Relating to or characterized by stridor.
- Characterized by or making a shrill grating sound or noise.
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
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- Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
Not physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium.
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- Not physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium.
- (Idiomatic, of a person) surprised; perplexed
Full of, characterized by, or accompanied by noise:
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- Full of, characterized by, or accompanied by noise:
- Making noise:
- Making a noise, especially a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.
Unmodulated; monotonous:
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- Unmodulated; monotonous:
- Not glossy; matte:
- Having lost effervescence or sparkle:
Not having the correct or properly produced pitch:
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- Not having the correct or properly produced pitch:
- Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted:
- Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
Deficient in melody; not tuneful.
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- Not musical: lacking in musical ability.
- Not skilled or interested in music.
- Sounding harsh to the ear; dissonant.
Not quite in accord with what is normal, fitting, etc.
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- Not quite in accord with what is normal, fitting, etc.
- (Music) pitched inaccurately either above or below the correct note
- Not on the right note; flat or sharp
Not appropriate; unsuitable
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- Not appropriate; unsuitable
- Not compatible or sympathetic, as in character.
- Not pleasing; disagreeable
(Medicine) Producing an undesirable effect when used in combination with a particular substance:
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- (Medicine) Producing an undesirable effect when used in combination with a particular substance:
- That cannot be held at one time by the same person
- (Chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Hoarse; harsh:
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- Hoarse; harsh:
- Harsh and throaty; hoarse
- Hoarse-voiced.
Unpleasant; unattractive
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- Unpleasant; unattractive
- Not gracious or affable; rude; discourteous; impolite
- Not pleasant or acceptable; unattractive.
Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
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- Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
- Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
- Discourteous; rude:
Not moving or flexing:
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- Not moving or flexing:
- Not moving; set
- Not bending or flexible; stiff and hard
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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- Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
- Lacking in shade; undiminished:
- Stern, strict, or demanding:
loud
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raucous
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shrill
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rude
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ungrateful
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firm
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resolute
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severe
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Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
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- Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
- Rough, especially to the touch:
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Having crags
Having crags:
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- Rigid; unyielding
- Bound with rocks and cliffs:
- Hard; rigid; unyielding; inflexible
(Computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
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- (Computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
- Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
- Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface:
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.
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- Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.
- Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged.
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
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- Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
- Lacking polish or finesse:
- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
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- Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
- Rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby
- Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch:
Having ill-matched opponents:
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- Having ill-matched opponents:
- Not smooth or level:
- Not level, smooth, or flat; rough; irregular
Constructed without mortar or cement:
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- Constructed without mortar or cement:
- No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
- Not shedding tears:
Harsh and rasping
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- Harsh and rasping
- Irritating or annoying
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
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- That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
Easily irritated
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Hoarse; rough-sounding
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- Hoarse; rough-sounding
- Loud and rowdy
- Rough-sounding and harsh:
Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
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- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
- Harsh, rude, brutal, etc.; not gentle or mild
- Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
Making a harsh scratching noise:
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- Making a harsh scratching noise:
- Harsh and irritating:
- Annoying, irritating, itchy.
Making squawking sounds.
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- Making squawking sounds.
- (Of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
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- Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
- Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill:
- Characterized by harsh, irritating insistence
Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:
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- Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:
- Sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper, language, etc.
- Sour in taste
Caustic in language or tone:
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- Caustic in language or tone:
- Bitter or sarcastic in speech, etc.
- Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
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- Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
- Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:
- Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity:
Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
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- Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
- Ill-disposed and bitter
- Bad-tempered and morose; peevish:
Requiring much effort or attention:
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- Requiring much effort or attention:
- Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:
- Making difficult or irksome demands on a person's resources, patience, energy, etc.
Requiring precise accuracy
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- Requiring precise accuracy
- Demanding great care, patience, effort, etc.; arduous
- Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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- Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
- Lacking in shade; undiminished:
- Stern, strict, or demanding:
Scrupulously or severely maintained or performed; rigorous or harsh:
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- Scrupulously or severely maintained or performed; rigorous or harsh:
- Severe; strict; exacting
- Not bending or flexible; stiff and hard
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
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- Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
- Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
- Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
Difficult to endure; oppressive:
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- Difficult to endure; oppressive:
- Hard; severe; unyielding; strict
- Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
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- Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
- Not loose or vague; exact or precise:
- Perfect; absolute; entire
Very difficult; toilsome
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- Very difficult; toilsome
- Hard to convince or influence; stubborn
- Hard to cut or chew:
Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:
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- Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:
- Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
- Having a severe or stern look, manner, etc.; forbidding
Providing no encouragement; depressing:
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- Providing no encouragement; depressing:
- Exposed to wind and cold; unsheltered; treeless; bare
- Not promising or hopeful
Sternly obstinate; unyielding:
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- Sternly obstinate; unyielding:
- Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:
- (Scot.) Hard; stern; severe
Dealing with unpleasant subjects; frightful; ghastly
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- Dealing with unpleasant subjects; frightful; ghastly
- Repellent or horrifying:
- Hard and unyielding; relentless; stern; resolute
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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- Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
- Lacking in shade; undiminished:
- Stern, strict, or demanding:
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
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- Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
- Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
- Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
Sharply outlined or prominent
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- Sharply outlined or prominent
- Complete or utter; extreme:
- Severe or unmitigated; harsh or grim:
Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
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- Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
- Designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones
- Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:
Extremely ruthless or cruel.
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- Extremely ruthless or cruel.
- Like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc.
- Plain and direct, although distressing in effect
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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- Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
- Lacking in shade; undiminished:
- Definite; firm:
Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
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- Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
- Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
- Difficult to travel over or through:
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
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- Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
- Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
- Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
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