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cruel(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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embittered(adjective, love, nasty, attitude, hostile)
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hostile(adjective, set, mean, tough, evil)
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stinging(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard, cool)
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tart(adjective, strong, sharp, nasty, harsh)
17
unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
16
antagonistic(adjective, mean, tough, nasty, harsh)
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cold(adjective, mean, cool, tough, severe)
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nasty(adjective, mean, hard, severe, sharp)
16
painful(adjective, hard, moving, tough, evil)
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pungent(adjective, strong, great, sharp, harsh)
15
fierce(adjective, strong, evil, sharp, rough)
15
freezing(adjective, cool, sharp, nasty, intense)
15
hateful(adjective, mean, evil, nasty, harsh)
15
malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, raw, unfriendly)
14
poignant(adjective, strong, hard, moving, evil)
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icy(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
13
mordant(adjective, mean, strong, sharp, caustic)
13
sore(adjective, rough, nasty, harsh, cruel)
13
vitriolic(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty)
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