102 entries under tough topic. ×
| hostile(adjective, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| obdurate(adjective, close, hard, severe) | |
| rigid(adjective, hard, severe, firm) | |
| unfriendly(adjective, mean, severe, nasty) | |
| cold(adjective, close, quiet, mean) | |
| crotchety(adjective, difficult, harsh, feelings) | |
| menacing(adjective, person, offensive, dark) | |
| rigorous(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| stubborn(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined) | |
| threatening(adjective, person, evil, offensive) | |
| exacting(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, difficult, harsh, feelings) | |
| puritanical(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| strait-laced(adjective, close, hard, severe) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, severe, low, sad) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| inclement(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, person, hard, severe) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, close, hard, severe) | |
| unsociable(adjective, mean, nasty, harsh) |
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