223 entries under harsh topic. ×

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stern(adjective, person, appearance, mean, tough)
29
bleak(adjective, person, dull, appearance, tough)
29
dour(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe)
27
dismal(adjective, dull, sad, thin)
26
severe(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
26
hard(adjective, person, mean, strong, tough)
25
dark(adjective, dull, tough, severe, sad)
24
dreary(adjective, dull, blue, sad, thin)
24
forbidding(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough)
23
unrelenting(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
23
inexorable(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
23
relentless(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
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implacable(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
20
uncompromising(adjective, severe, resist, cruel)
20
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, appearance, quality, strong)
18
cheerless(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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unyielding(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
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cruel(adjective, person, appearance, mean, strong)
17
depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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melancholy(adjective, person, dull, blue, low)
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