107 entries under harsh topic. ×
| hostile(adjective, mean, tough, severe) | |
| obdurate(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe) | |
| rigid(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| cold(adjective, close, quiet, mean, tough) | |
| crotchety(adjective, tough, difficult, feelings) | |
| rigorous(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stubborn(adjective, tough, cruel, determined) | |
| astringent(adjective, close, hard, severe) | |
| exacting(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, tough, difficult, feelings) | |
| puritanical(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| relentless(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| strait-laced(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe) | |
| tough(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, firm) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, low, sad) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| inclement(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, person, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe) |
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