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| grim(adjective, dull, quiet, severe) | |
| glum(adjective, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| morose(adjective, rough, nasty, low) | |
| harsh(adjective, severe, nasty, low) | |
| gloomy(adjective, blue, rough, nasty) | |
| sour(adjective, mean, severe, nasty) | |
| dark(adjective, upset, severe, evil) | |
| saturnine(adjective, dull, quiet, severe) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, severe, firm) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, rough, nasty) | |
| forbidding(adjective, person, severe, evil) | |
| glowering(adjective, person, evil, offensive) | |
| bleak(adjective, simple, severe, low) | |
| hard(adjective, severe, sharp, firm) | |
| austere(adjective, hard, simple, severe) | |
| crusty(adjective, difficult, harsh, feelings) | |
| strict(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, severe, firm) | |
| grouchy(adjective, harsh, feelings, gloomy) |
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