172 entries under severe topic. ×
| grim(adjective, dull, quiet, tough) | |
| harsh(adjective, tough, nasty, low) | |
| sour(adjective, mean, tough, nasty) | |
| dark(adjective, upset, tough, evil) | |
| saturnine(adjective, dull, quiet, tough) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, firm) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, sharp) | |
| forbidding(adjective, person, tough, evil) | |
| bleak(adjective, simple, tough, low) | |
| grave(adjective, dull, quiet, harsh) | |
| gruff(adjective, low, sad, cross) | |
| hard(adjective, tough, sharp, firm) | |
| austere(adjective, hard, simple, tough) | |
| serious(adjective, close, hard, harsh) | |
| strict(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, tough, firm) | |
| hostile(adjective, mean, tough, harsh) | |
| obdurate(adjective, close, hard, tough) | |
| obstinate(adjective, difficult, sullen, crabby) | |
| rigid(adjective, hard, tough, firm) |
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