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frowning(adjective, dull, strong, hard, tough)
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gaunt(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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gruff(adjective, severe, sorrow, depress, sadness)
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grumpy(adjective, appearance, informal, manner, sullen)
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hopeless(adjective, person, dull, sad, harsh)
7
low(adjective, person, blue, sad, unhappy)
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lowering(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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menacing(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
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monstrous(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, ugly)
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obstinate(adjective, severe, determined, resolute, sullen)
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repellent(adjective, bad, offensive, unpleasant, awful)
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resolute(adjective, appearance, determined, manner, hopeless)
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scowling(adjective, appearance, manner, sullen, hopeless)
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strict(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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tough(adjective, strong, hard, severe, firm)
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abominable(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, offensive)
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antagonistic(adjective, person, tough, severe, harsh)
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astringent(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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barbaric(adjective, animal, person, mean, violent)
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barbarous(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, hard)
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