107 entries under harsh topic. ×
| grim(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe) | |
| glum(adjective, tough, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| morose(adjective, tough, rough, nasty, low) | |
| gloomy(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty) | |
| sour(adjective, mean, tough, severe, nasty) | |
| dark(adjective, upset, tough, severe, evil) | |
| saturnine(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| forbidding(adjective, person, tough, severe, evil) | |
| bleak(adjective, simple, tough, severe, low) | |
| grave(adjective, dull, quiet, severe) | |
| hard(adjective, tough, severe, sharp, firm) | |
| austere(adjective, hard, simple, tough, severe) | |
| crusty(adjective, tough, difficult, feelings) | |
| serious(adjective, close, hard, severe) | |
| strict(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| grouchy(adjective, tough, feelings, gloomy) |
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