6
malicious(adjective, animal, person, mean, harsh)
6
pessimistic(adjective, person, sad, unhappy, miserable)
6
redoubtable(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful, ominous)
6
rigorous(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
6
shadowy(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
spiteful(adjective, person, mean, hateful, malicious)
6
staid(adjective, dull, quiet, dark, heavy)
6
stiff-necked(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
6
stringent(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
6
terrific
6
uncompliant(adjective, resist, determined, resolute, persistent)
6
unpleasant(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
6
unsmiling
6
unsympathetic(adjective, animal, person, mean, tough)
5
acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
5
banemalenteous(adjective, person, unwarmhearted)
5
beetle-browed(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
bitter(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
5
cat-hearted(adjective, person, unwarmhearted)
5
despairing(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, dejected)
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