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grim(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe)
26
sullen(adjective, upset, evil, rough, nasty)
26
glum(adjective, tough, evil, rough, nasty)
26
morose(adjective, tough, rough, nasty, low)
24
harsh(adjective, tough, severe, nasty, low)
23
gloomy(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty)
23
sour(adjective, mean, tough, severe, nasty)
22
moody(noun, adjective, happy, feelings, sadness)
21
dark(adjective, upset, tough, severe, evil)
21
sulky(adjective, evil, low, happy, sad)
19
saturnine(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe)
19
severe(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm)
17
dismal(adjective, sorrow, gloomy, depress, sadness)
17
stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
16
surly(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty)
15
forbidding(adjective, person, tough, severe, evil)
15
glowering(adjective, person, tough, evil, offensive)
14
bleak(adjective, simple, tough, severe, low)
14
grave(adjective, dull, quiet, severe, harsh)
14
gruff(adjective, severe, low, sad, cross)
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