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103 entries under harsh topic. ×
| bleak(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| distressing(adjective, tough, grim, painful) | |
| grievous(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| inclement(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| intemperate(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| painful(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| picky(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| prudish(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| punctilious(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| puritanical(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| rancorous(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| rugged(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| scrupulous(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| straight(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stuffy(adjective, tough, severe, firm) |
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