481 entries under adjective topic. ×
| grim(dull, quiet, tough, severe) | |
| sullen(upset, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| glum(tough, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| morose(tough, rough, nasty, low) | |
| harsh(tough, severe, nasty, low) | |
| gloomy(tough, blue, rough, nasty) | |
| sour(mean, tough, severe, nasty) | |
| moody(noun, happy, feelings, sadness) | |
| dark(upset, tough, severe, evil) | |
| sulky(evil, low, happy, sad) | |
| saturnine(dull, quiet, tough, severe) | |
| severe(hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| dismal(sorrow, gloomy, depress, sadness) | |
| stern(hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| surly(mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| forbidding(person, tough, severe, evil) | |
| glowering(person, tough, evil, offensive) | |
| bleak(simple, tough, severe, low) | |
| grave(dull, quiet, severe, harsh) | |
| gruff(severe, low, sad, cross) |
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