481 entries under adjective topic. ×
| oppressive(tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| overcast(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| perverse(tough, severe, low, difficult) | |
| prudish(tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| rugged(tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| shadowy(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| sharp(hard, severe, nasty, harsh) | |
| short(severe, grumpy, bad-tempered, abrupt) | |
| sober | |
| sunless(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) | |
| tart(severe, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| temperamental(unstable, changeable) | |
| unbending | |
| unsparing(close, hard, tough, severe) | |
| earnest | |
| abrupt(severe, irritable, grumpy, gruff) | |
| acerbic | |
| atrocious(evil, mysterious, threatening, nefarious) | |
| benighted | |
| blunt(tough, severe, harsh, coarse) |
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