Jarring and Nasty

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Jarring adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.

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Nasty and jarring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Jarring".

Nearby Words: jarred, jarringly

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Jarring and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jarring" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

However, as the series goes on, his friends and family lose their patience with and tolerance of him; admittedly he brings some of it on himself, but at times they're quite openly hostile or nasty towards him, which is a bit jarring compared to earlier books.

Source: Literature / Adrian Mole

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