8
inflexible(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
7
stern(adjective, serious, authoritarian)
6
callous(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
6
granitic
6
heartless(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
6
pitiless(adjective, close, hard, severe, nasty)
6
ruthless(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, cruel)
6
unbending(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
5
grim(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
5
hard-hearted(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
5
merciless(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
5
relentless(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough)
5
stiff(adjective, strong, hard, severe, harsh)
5
unkind(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
4
brutal(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, cruel)
4
hardened(adjective, rocky, pebbly)
4
mean(adjective, nasty, unkind, pitiless, malicious)
4
rigorous(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
4
rocklike
4
solid
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