416 entries under adjective topic. ×

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flinty(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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forbidding(person, strong, hard, tough)
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forgoing(calm, sensible, dark, restrained)
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frowning(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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going with the flow(expression, idiom, detached, impassive)
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grave(calm, sensible, dark, restrained)
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grim(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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habituated(hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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hang-tough(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hanging tough(expression, mean, hard, stubborn)
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hard-as-nails(hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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hard-core(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard-shell(strong, hard, tough, severe)
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hard as nails(expression, idiom, hard, tough)
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hardbitten
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haughty(indifferent, detached, distant, remote)
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headstrong
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immovable(mean, strong, hard, tough)
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impassive(calm, hard, tough, careless)
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impenetrable(hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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