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dour(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
6
grim(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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prudish(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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unfeeling(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, rough, firm)
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obdurate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
5
rough(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
5
rugged(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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brutal(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
heavy(adjective, dull, tough, severe, rough)
4
puritanical(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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set(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
4
toilsome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
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bleak(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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draconian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
effortful(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
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firm(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
pitiless(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh)
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