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rugged
Having a rough irregular surface:
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  1. Having a rough irregular surface:
  2. Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
  3. Lacking culture or polish; coarse and rude:
broken
Split or cracked into pieces; splintered, fractured, burst, etc.
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  1. Split or cracked into pieces; splintered, fractured, burst, etc.
  2. Having been violated:
  3. Topographically rough; uneven:
coarse
Rough, especially to the touch:
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  1. Rough, especially to the touch:
  2. Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
  3. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
imprecise
Not precise.
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  1. Not precise.
  2. Not precise, exact, or definite; vague
  3. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
jungle
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
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  1. A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
  2. Land in a wet, tropical region, usually with large trees, dense underbrush, and a hot climate
  3. Land covered with a dense growth of tropical vegetation.
unequal
Not equal, as in size, strength, ability, value, rank, number, amount, etc.
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  1. Not equal, as in size, strength, ability, value, rank, number, amount, etc.
  2. Not even, regular, or uniform; variable; fluctuating
  3. Having unbalanced sides or parts; asymmetric.
choppy
(Of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
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  1. (Of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
  2. Abruptly shifting; variable. Used of the wind.
  3. Rough with short, broken waves, as the sea
uneven
Not smooth or level:
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  1. Not smooth or level:
  2. Not straight or parallel:
  3. Not level, smooth, or flat; rough; irregular
rugged
(Of land) rocky and bare of plantlife
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  1. (Of land) rocky and bare of plantlife
  2. Having a rough irregular surface:
  3. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
scabrous
Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
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  1. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
  2. Rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby
  3. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch:
irregular
(Bot.) Not uniform in shape, size, etc., as the petals of a flower
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  1. (Bot.) Not uniform in shape, size, etc., as the petals of a flower
  2. Not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion
  3. Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical:
unsanded
Not sanded (abraded or cleaned).
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  1. Not sanded (abraded or cleaned).
unfinished
Not brought to an end; incomplete:
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  1. Not brought to an end; incomplete:
  2. Not having received special processing, such as dyeing or varnishing:
  3. Having no finish, or final coat, as of paint
bumpy
Covered with or full of bumps:
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  1. Covered with or full of bumps:
  2. Marked by bumps and jolts; rough:
  3. Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
rocky
Consisting of, containing, or abounding in rock or rocks.
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  1. Consisting of, containing, or abounding in rock or rocks.
  2. Marked by obstructions or difficulties:
  3. Inclined or prone to sway or totter; unsteady or shaky:
stony
Exhibiting no feeling or warmth; impassive:
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  1. Exhibiting no feeling or warmth; impassive:
  2. Made of or resembling stone:
  3. Covered with or full of stones:
jagged
Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
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  1. Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
  2. Having sharp projecting points; notched or ragged
  3. Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface:
grinding
Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
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  1. Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
knobby
Like a knob
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  1. Like a knob
  2. Covered with knobs
cutting
Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:
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  1. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:
  2. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  3. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
sharp
Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Abrupt or acute:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:
crinkled
Having crinkles
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  1. Having crinkles
crumpled
Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
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  1. Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
scraggly
Jagged or uneven; scraggy.
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  1. Jagged or uneven; scraggy.
  2. Rough, scruffy, or unkempt.
  3. Thin or irregular in form, as a plant.
scraggy
Jagged; rough:
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  1. Jagged; rough:
  2. Rough or jagged
  3. Rough and irregular; jagged.
hairy
Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.
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  1. Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.
  2. Consisting of or resembling hair:
  3. Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.
shaggy
Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance.
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  1. Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance.
  2. Having a rough nap or surface, as a textile.
  3. Having, covered with, or resembling long rough hair or wool.
hirsute
Covered with hair; hairy.
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  1. Covered with hair; hairy.
  2. Hairy; shaggy; bristly
  3. (Biology) Covered with stiff or coarse hairs.
bushy
Thick and spreading out like a bush
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  1. Thick and spreading out like a bush
  2. Thick and shaggy:
  3. Covered or overgrown with bushes
tufted
Having tufts.
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  1. Having tufts.
  2. Provided or decorated with tufts
  3. Formed into or growing in a tuft or tufts
woolly
Rough, disorderly, or unrestrained:
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  1. Rough, disorderly, or unrestrained:
  2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
  3. Relating to, consisting of, or covered with wool.
nappy
Kinky; frizzy
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  1. Kinky; frizzy
  2. Foaming; heady; strong
  3. Covered with nap; hairy, downy, shaggy, etc.
unshaven
Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
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  1. Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
  2. (Figuratively) unkempt
gnarled
Knotty and twisted, as the trunk of an old tree
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  1. Knotty and twisted, as the trunk of an old tree
  2. Having gnarls; knotty or misshapen:
  3. Made rough by age or hard work
knotty
Full of knots.
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  1. Full of knots.
  2. Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult.
  3. Covered with knots or knobs; gnarled.
nodose
Having nodes; knotty
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  1. Having nodes; knotty
  2. Characterized by or having many nodes or protuberances; jointed or knobby at intervals.
bristly
Consisting of or similar to bristles.
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  1. Consisting of or similar to bristles.
  2. Covered with bristles.
  3. Having bristles; rough with bristles
harsh
Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  2. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
  3. Severe, cruel, or exacting:
strict
Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
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  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Not loose or vague; exact or precise:
  3. Carefully maintained or observed:
stern
Difficult to endure; oppressive:
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  1. Difficult to endure; oppressive:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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  1. Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
  3. Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
uncivil
Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
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  1. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
  2. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
  3. Discourteous; rude:
uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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  1. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
  2. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  3. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
stormy
Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
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  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Violent, raging, turbulent, etc.
  3. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:
tumultuous
Full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
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  1. Full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
  2. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation:
  3. Very loud; noisy:
incomplete
(Botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
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  1. (Botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
  2. Not complete.
  3. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.
imperfect
Not finished or complete; lacking in something
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  1. Not finished or complete; lacking in something
  2. (Botany) Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.
  3. (Gram.) In certain inflected languages, designating or of the tense of a verb that indicates a past action or state as uncompleted, continuous, customary, or going on at the same time as another: “was writing” and “used to write” are English forms corresponding to the imperfect tense in such languages
unpolished
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
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  1. Not polished; not brought to a polish.
  2. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
  3. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
inexact
Not exact; not accurate or precise
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  1. Not exact; not accurate or precise
  2. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
  3. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated
unevenness
A rough or uneven thing.
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  1. A rough or uneven thing.
  2. (Uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.
  3. (Countable) The result or product of being uneven.
irregularity
The quality or state of being irregular.
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  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Constipation.
  3. Something irregular:
bumpiness
The characteristic of being bumpy.
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  1. The characteristic of being bumpy.
brush
An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous:
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  1. An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous:
  2. A device having bristles, hairs, or wires fastened into a hard back, with or without a handle attached: brushes are used for cleaning, polishing, painting, smoothing the hair, etc.
  3. A bushy tail:
stoniness
The state or quality of being stony.
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  1. The state or quality of being stony.
fog
A similar mass of smoke, dust, etc. obscuring the atmosphere
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  1. A similar mass of smoke, dust, etc. obscuring the atmosphere
  2. A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
  3. A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror.
coarse
Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
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  1. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
  2. Rough, especially to the touch:
  3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
craggy
Having crags:
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  1. Having crags:
  2. Rugged and uneven:
  3. Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.
harsh
Unpleasantly sharp or rough
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  1. Unpleasantly sharp or rough
  2. Severe, cruel, or exacting:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
ironbound
Rigid; unyielding
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  1. Rigid; unyielding
  2. Hard; rigid; unyielding; inflexible
  3. Bound with rocks and cliffs:
jagged
(Computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
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  1. (Computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
  2. Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
  3. Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface:
ragged
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.
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  1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.
  2. Harsh; rasping:
  3. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
rugged
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
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  1. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
  2. Having a rough irregular surface:
  3. Lacking culture or polish; coarse and rude:
scabrous
Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
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  1. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
  2. Rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby
  3. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch:
uneven
Having ill-matched opponents:
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  1. Having ill-matched opponents:
  2. Not consistent or uniform:
  3. Not level, smooth, or flat; rough; irregular
coarse
Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
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  1. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
  2. Rough, especially to the touch:
  3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
grainy
Having a clearly defined grain
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  1. Having a clearly defined grain
  2. Having a granular appearance, as from the clumping of particles in the emulsion of a photograph.
  3. Resembling the grain of wood.
granular
Containing or consisting of grains or granules
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  1. Containing or consisting of grains or granules
  2. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains:
  3. Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains; as, a granular substance. Grainy. Granular limestone, crystalline limestone, or marble, having a granular structure.
gritty
Characterized by detailed, intensely realistic presentation of the subject, characters, etc., esp. in their negative or unpleasant aspects
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  1. Characterized by detailed, intensely realistic presentation of the subject, characters, etc., esp. in their negative or unpleasant aspects
  2. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
  3. Containing, covered with, or resembling grit.
dirty
Extremely unfortunate or regrettable:
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  1. Extremely unfortunate or regrettable:
  2. Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
  3. Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination:
heavy
Designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
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  1. Designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
  2. Too dense or rich to digest easily:
  3. Violent; rough:
raging
Remarkable; extraordinary:
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  1. Remarkable; extraordinary:
  2. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
roily
Turbulent; agitated.
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  1. Turbulent; agitated.
  2. (Of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)
  3. Full of sediment; muddy or cloudy.
rugged
Demanding great effort, ability, or endurance:
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  1. Demanding great effort, ability, or endurance:
  2. Lacking culture or polish; coarse and rude:
  3. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
stormy
Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
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  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:
  3. Violent, raging, turbulent, etc.
tempestuous
Of, involving, or like a tempest
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  1. Of, involving, or like a tempest
  2. Violent; turbulent
  3. Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous:
tumultuous
Making a tumult
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  1. Making a tumult
  2. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation:
  3. Full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
turbulent
Moving rapidly or violently:
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  1. Moving rapidly or violently:
  2. Marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous
  3. Full of commotion or wild disorder
ugly
Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
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  1. Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
  2. Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
  3. (--- New England) Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.
violent
Extreme; intense; very strong
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  1. Extreme; intense; very strong
  2. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  3. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
wild
Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
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  1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  2. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
arduous
Using much energy; strenuous
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  1. Using much energy; strenuous
  2. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.
  3. Difficult to do; laborious; onerous
backbreaking
Requiring great physical exertion
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  1. Requiring great physical exertion
  2. (Figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
burdensome
Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding
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  1. Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding
  2. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  3. Hard to bear; heavy; oppressive
demanding
Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:
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  1. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:
  2. Requiring much effort or attention:
  3. Making difficult or irksome demands on a person's resources, patience, energy, etc.
difficult
Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
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  1. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  2. Hard to satisfy, persuade, please, etc.
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:
effortful
Requiring or showing effort.
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  1. Requiring or showing effort.
exacting
Requiring precise accuracy
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  1. Requiring precise accuracy
  2. Demanding great care, patience, effort, etc.; arduous
  3. Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.
exigent
Calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical
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  1. Calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:
  3. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
formidable
Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
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  1. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  2. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:
  3. Hard to handle or overcome
hard
Harsh or severe in effect or intention:
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  1. Harsh or severe in effect or intention:
  2. Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
  3. Marked by stubborn refusal to compromise or yield; uncompromising:
heavy
Hard to endure; oppressive; burdensome; distressing
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  1. Hard to endure; oppressive; burdensome; distressing
  2. Hard to do or accomplish; arduous:
  3. Hard to digest
laborious
Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
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  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Involving or calling for much hard work; difficult
  3. Mentally difficult; painstaking
onerous
Burdensome; laborious
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  1. Burdensome; laborious
  2. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  3. (Law) Involving a legal obligation that equals or exceeds the benefits
oppressive
Hard to put up with; causing great discomfort or fatigue
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  1. Hard to put up with; causing great discomfort or fatigue
  2. Burdensome or difficult to bear.
  3. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
rigorous
Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Rigidly precise; thoroughly accurate or exact
  3. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
severe
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
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  1. Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
  2. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  3. Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
taxing
Burdensome; wearing:
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  1. Burdensome; wearing:
  2. With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
tough
Difficult to endure; severe; harsh:
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  1. Difficult to endure; severe; harsh:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Very difficult; toilsome
trying
Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
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  1. Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
  2. That tries one's patience; annoying; exasperating; irksome
  3. Difficult to endure; arduous.
weighty
Of great consequence; serious or momentous:
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  1. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:
  2. Having much weight; very heavy; ponderous
  3. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
bitter
Designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones
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  1. Designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones
  2. Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:
brutal
Extremely ruthless or cruel.
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  1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.
  2. Like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc.
  3. Plain and direct, although distressing in effect
hard
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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  1. Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
  2. Lacking in shade; undiminished:
  3. Definite; firm:
harsh
Disagreeable to one of the senses, as:
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  1. Disagreeable to one of the senses, as:
  2. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
  3. Severe, cruel, or exacting:
severe
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
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  1. Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
  2. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  3. Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
tight
Leaving little empty space through compression; compact:
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  1. Leaving little empty space through compression; compact:
  2. Stretched or drawn out fully:
  3. Barely profitable:
tricky
Hard to deal with, complicated
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  1. Hard to deal with, complicated
  2. Requiring caution or skill:
  3. Adept at using deception
sticky
Potentially difficult to escape from.
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  1. Potentially difficult to escape from.
  2. (Informal) Painful or difficult:
  3. Able or likely to stick.
barbarian
Of or like a barbarian
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  1. Of or like a barbarian
  2. Cruel; barbarous
  3. Uncivilized; crude
barbaric
Wild, crude, and unrestrained
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  1. Wild, crude, and unrestrained
  2. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
  3. Brutal or cruel:
boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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  1. Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
  3. Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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  1. (Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
  2. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
  3. Rude, surly, ungracious
coarse
Rough, especially to the touch:
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  1. Rough, especially to the touch:
  2. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
  3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
crass
Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
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  1. Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
  2. Tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
  3. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
crude
Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
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  1. Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
  2. In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
  3. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
gross
So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
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  1. So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
  2. On a large scale; not fine or detailed:
  3. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude:
ill-bred
Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
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  1. Badly brought up; lacking good manners; rude; impolite
  2. (Of animals) of bad breed
  3. Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.
indelicate
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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  1. Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
  2. Coarse or tasteless.
  3. Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
philistine
Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
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  1. Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
  2. Of the ancient Philistines or their culture
  3. Smugly conventional and lacking in culture
rude
Rough, violent, or harsh
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  1. Rough, violent, or harsh
  2. Crude or rough in form or workmanship
  3. Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
tasteless
Lacking flavor; insipid.
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  1. Lacking flavor; insipid.
  2. Lacking good taste or showing poor taste
  3. Without taste or flavor; flat; insipid
uncivilized
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
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  1. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  2. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
  3. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
uncouth
(Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
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  1. (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
  2. Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
  3. Uncultured; crude; boorish
uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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  1. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
  2. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  3. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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  1. Not cultured or cultivated:
  2. Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
unpolished
Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
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  1. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
  2. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
  3. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
vulgar
Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
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  1. Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
  2. Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
  3. Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
knockabout
Boisterous; rowdy.
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  1. Boisterous; rowdy.
  2. Appropriate for rough wear or use:
  3. Rough; noisy; boisterous
rough-and-tumble
Characterized by roughness and disregard for order or rules:
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  1. Characterized by roughness and disregard for order or rules:
  2. Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm
  3. Violent and disorderly, with no concern for rules
strenuous
Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion:
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  1. Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion:
  2. Vigorously active; energetic or zealous:
tough
Hard to convince or influence; stubborn
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  1. Hard to convince or influence; stubborn
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:
dry
Needing moisture or drink:
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  1. Needing moisture or drink:
  2. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
  3. Not shedding tears:
grating
Irritating or annoying
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  1. Irritating or annoying
  2. Harsh and rasping
harsh
Severe, cruel, or exacting:
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  1. Severe, cruel, or exacting:
  2. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
  3. Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival:
hoarse
Having a rough, husky voice, esp. temporarily as from irritation of the throat or vocal cords
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  1. Having a rough, husky voice, esp. temporarily as from irritation of the throat or vocal cords
  2. Harsh and grating in sound; sounding rough and husky
  3. Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.
jarring
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
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  1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
raspy
Easily irritated
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  1. Easily irritated
  2. Rough; grating.
  3. (Of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
raucous
Hoarse; rough-sounding
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  1. Hoarse; rough-sounding
  2. Loud and rowdy
  3. Rough-sounding and harsh:
scratchy
Making a harsh scratching noise:
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  1. Making a harsh scratching noise:
  2. Harsh and irritating:
  3. Annoying, irritating, itchy.
squawky
Making squawking sounds.
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  1. Making squawking sounds.
  2. (Of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
strident
Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
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  1. Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating
  2. Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill:
  3. Characterized by harsh, irritating insistence
native
Simple; natural; free from affectation
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  1. Simple; natural; free from affectation
  2. As found in nature; natural and not refined, adorned, or altered by man
  3. Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
natural
Related genetically:
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  1. Related genetically:
  2. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:
  3. (Biology) Not produced or changed artificially; not conditioned:
uncultivated
Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
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  1. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  2. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
  3. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
wild
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
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  1. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
  2. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
  3. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
preliminary
Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
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  1. Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
sketchy
Lacking completeness; rough; inadequate
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  1. Lacking completeness; rough; inadequate
  2. Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail:
  3. Missing important points or lacking in detail; not thorough: