3
spiritless(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
3
sterile(adjective, clean, unproductive)
3
strict(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
3
sullen(adjective, dull, severe, low, unhappy)
3
tenebrific(adjective, dull, light, happy, unhappy)
3
unfavorable(adjective, person, poor, small, insignificant)
3
unfriendly
3
uninhabited(adjective, desolate)
2
Draconian(adjective, severe)
2
abject(sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
abrupt(adjective, severe)
2
abusive(adjective, severe, stark, austere, inhospitable)
2
acerbic(adjective, severe)
2
achromatic
2
acute(adjective, severe)
2
afflictive(dull, gloomy, miserable)
2
affording no hope(expression, idiom)
2
alarming
2
astringent(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat)
2
bald
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