107 entries under harsh topic. ×
| bitter(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| brutal(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| captious(tough, difficult, awkward, irritable) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| difficult(tough, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| disapproving(adjective, close, mean, hard, severe) | |
| disciplinary(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| distressing(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| grievous(adjective, tough, severe, unpleasant) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| intemperate(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| no-nonsense(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe) | |
| pitiless(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| prickly(tough, difficult, awkward, irritable) | |
| rancorous(adjective, mean, tough, nasty) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, severe, cross) | |
| ruthless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| square(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stickling(adjective, tough, severe, firm) |
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