72 entries under cold topic. ×

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unbending(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
4
meager(adjective, hard, severe, frugal)
4
aloof(adjective, cool, detached, unfriendly)
4
chilly(adjective, cool, severe, detached)
4
essential(adjective, hard, simple, severe, rough)
4
formal(adjective, strong, cool, severe)
4
mere(adjective, hard, severe, clean, plain)
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modest(adjective, hard, simple, severe, clean)
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scant(adjective, hard, severe, unadorned)
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unapproachable(adjective, cool, detached, unfriendly)
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unfeeling(adjective, hard, cool, tough, severe)
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unfriendly(adjective, shy, standoffish, unsociable)
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barren(adjective, simple, miserable, bare)
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blunt(adjective, hard, severe, plain)
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standoffish(adjective, strong, shy, unfriendly)
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stony(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
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unornamented(adjective, hard, simple, severe, clean)
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frosty(adjective, cool, severe, detached)
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icy(adjective, cool, severe, detached)
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inhuman(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
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