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63 entries under harsh topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, mean, tough, severe, rough) | |
| painful(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough) | |
| severe(adjective, tough, difficult, tender) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, moving, tough, rough) | |
| difficult(adjective, severe, rough, tender) | |
| hard(adjective, rough, difficult, tender) | |
| heavy(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, tender) | |
| cruel(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant) | |
| arduous(adjective, difficult, tender, cruel) | |
| bleak(adjective, tough, severe, obscure) | |
| serious(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, awful) | |
| tough(adjective, severe, rough, nasty) | |
| galling(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| demanding(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| exhausting(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| grim(adjective, bad, tough, severe, sad) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, severe, wicked) |
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