acrimonious harsh impatient pointed sharply stinging
acrid bad bitterness dour unpleasant
acute agonies bitter brisk considerable crushed desperate fiercely great heatedly heavily hot impetuous intemperate intense intensity manic passionate pitch raucous severe slashing stormy terrible torrential vehemence violent wrenching
adamantine astringent awful difficult firm grim hard-time hard heavy hurt implacable inclement maximum monastic peppery precarious restrain rigorous rocky sharp sternly stern strict torrid trying
biting corrosive cutting mercilessly mordant piquant relentless tacky ungenerous vitriolic waspish
