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16
harsh(adjective, hostile, bleak, stark)
15
nasty(adjective, mean, hard, sharp)
12
rude(adjective, hard, sharp, rough)
9
cruel(adjective, mean, hard, sharp)
5
brutal(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
3
coarse(adjective, nasty, rude, wicked)
3
hard(adjective, sharp, nasty, bleak)
3
pitiless(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
3
unkind(adjective, mean, hard, sharp)
2
discourteous(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
grim(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
mean(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
punitive(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
rough(adjective, violent, bleak, impolite)
2
ruthless(adjective, mean, hard, sharp)
2
stern(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
unfeeling(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
wicked(adjective, mean, hard, sharp)
1
astringent(adjective, bleak, stark, austere)
1
austere(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
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