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stern(adjective, person, appearance, mean, hard)
16
tyrannical(adjective, characteristic, hard, tough, nasty)
16
unfriendly(adjective, person, mean, nasty, harsh)
16
unrelenting(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, strong)
15
aloof(adjective, person, mean, hard, cool)
15
awful(adjective, mean, strong, severe, nasty)
15
bad(adjective, awful, terrible, wicked, horrible)
15
unyielding(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, strong)
14
abominable(adjective, low, unpleasant, base, awful)
14
flinty(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard, tough)
14
implacable(adjective, characteristic, appearance, mean, strong)
14
vindictive(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, severe)
13
demoniac(adjective, characteristic, evil, nasty, harsh)
13
harrowing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
13
horrendous(adjective, evil, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
13
horrid(adjective, appearance, mean, nasty, unpleasant)
13
insensitive(adjective, person, mean, hard, cool)
13
unnatural(adjective, characteristic, evil, nasty, pain)
12
dreadful(adjective, evil, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
12
frigid(adjective, person, mean, hard, cool)
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