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| discourteous(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| dour(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| hard-shell(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| inhospitable(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| mean(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| nasty(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| pitiless(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| punitive(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| relentless(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| ruthless(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stark(adjective, bleak, austere, inhospitable) | |
| stern(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| stringent(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| tough(adjective, rough, bleak, stark) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| ungracious(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| unkind(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, rough, harsh, bleak) |
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