Rough and Stark

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Rough adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.

Usage example: the rough faces of hardened criminals who had spent most of their lives behind bars

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Stark and rough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stark" instead an adjective "Rough".

Stark adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.

Usage example: stark and forbidding mountains that the settlers knew that they would have to cross

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Rough and stark are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Stark".

Nearby Word: starkly

In the toyline, Megan is a frilly Barbie princess doll◊ type character, a stark contrast to the rough-and-tumble cowgirl of the show.

Source: Western Animation / My Little Pony TV Specials
In the flashback episode that bears his name, it's revealed he led a pretty comfortable life before becoming an Animorph, in stark contrast to his rough background in the books.

Source: Series / Animorphs
Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough: Officers are notably fancier in their speech and manners than the gruff and forthright Sergeant Stark.

Source: Literature / Stark's War

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