91 entries under cruel topic. ×

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dour(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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grim(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
6
unfeeling(adjective, tough, severe, harsh)
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unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, rough, firm)
5
obdurate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
5
rugged(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
brutal(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
heavy(adjective, dull, tough, severe, rough)
4
strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
4
toilsome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
3
backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, harsh, heavy)
3
bleak(adjective, tough, severe, harsh)
3
cantankerous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, cross)
3
effortful(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
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firm(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
mean(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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merciless(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
pitiless(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh)
3
stony(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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