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188 entries under adjective topic. ×
| contumacious(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| cruel(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| deep-seated(continue, confirmed) | |
| defiant(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| demanding(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| disciplinary(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| disobedient(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| dyed-in-the-wool(set, strong, hard, tough) | |
| exacting(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| fixed | |
| flinty(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| forbidding(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| frowning(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| grim(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hang-tough(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-boiled(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-core(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-nosed(strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| hard-shelled(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| hardheaded(strong, hard, tough, severe) |
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