4
inclement(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
4
inhospitable(adjective, mean, severe, nasty, sorrow)
4
irritable(adjective, difficult, feelings, sullen, crabby)
4
melancholic(adjective, sad, feelings, miserable, depressing)
4
miserable(adjective, low, sad, feelings, gloomy)
4
obscure(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
4
pessimistic(adjective, low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
4
petulant(adjective, difficult, unstable, changeable, sullen)
4
sorry(adjective, unpleasant, sorrow, depress, sadness)
4
stark(adjective, simple, severe, attitude, hot)
4
taciturn(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
4
testy(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
4
unpleasant(adjective, person, hard, tough, severe)
4
unrelenting(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe)
4
unsociable(adjective, mean, tough, nasty, harsh)
4
woebegone(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
snappish(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, feelings)
3
Draconian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
Spartan(adjective, severe)
3
atrabilious(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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