6
uncompromising(adjective, severe, severity)
6
unhappy(adjective, low, sad, feelings, gloomy)
5
astringent(adjective, close, hard, severe, harsh)
5
exacting(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
5
ill-humored(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, feelings)
5
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, grumpy, crabby, abrupt)
5
moping(adjective, gloomy, melancholy, depressed, ugly)
5
murky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
puritanical(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
5
relentless(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp)
5
rough(adjective, severe, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
5
stiff
5
strait-laced(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe)
5
tenacious
5
tough(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, firm)
4
acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, low, sad)
4
authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
4
disconsolate(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
4
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, feelings, gloomy)
4
hard-nosed(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp)
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