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| awkward(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| callous(adjective, harsh, grim, painful) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| cold fish(expression, adjective, harsh, cruel) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, severe) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| ironfisted(rigid, scrupulous) | |
| misanthropic(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| nasty-tempered(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| offensive(adjective, dark, unpleasant, horrible) | |
| painful(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| picky(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| punctilious(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| repellent(adjective, offensive, dark, unpleasant) | |
| scrupulous(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| set(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| snappy(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| straight(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| thick-skinned(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| trying(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) |
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