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severe(adjective, appearance, mean, strong)
24
forbidding(adjective, appearance, strong, tough)
23
harsh(adjective, appearance, mean, strong)
23
unrelenting(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
23
inexorable(adjective, appearance, mean, strong)
23
relentless(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
21
implacable(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
20
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, appearance, quality, strong)
18
unyielding(adjective, appearance, mean, strong)
17
cruel(adjective, person, appearance, mean, strong)
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inflexible(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
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obdurate(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
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unbending(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
15
austere(adjective, dull, appearance, strong)
14
adamantine(adjective, strong, tough, resist)
14
rigid(adjective, strong, tough, severe)
14
serious(adjective, dull, strong, tough)
12
unforgiving(adjective, mean, tough, severe)
11
adamant(adjective, mean, strong, tough)
11
merciless(adjective, appearance, mean, tough)
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