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103 entries under grim topic. ×

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painful(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil)
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unmerciful(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
11
unsparing(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
10
inclement(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
9
hard-boiled(adjective, characteristic, mean, strong, hard)
9
insensitive(adjective, characteristic, mean, hard, cool)
8
cold(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
8
hostile(adjective, mean, tough, sharp, dark)
7
forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
6
antagonistic(adjective, mean, tough, sharp, cruel)
6
cold-blooded(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
6
disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, rough, offensive)
6
distressing(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
6
intolerable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
6
murderous(adjective, hard, tough, violent, cruel)
4
dreary(adjective, severe, thin, dark, miserable)
4
inhumane(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
4
intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
bare(adjective, thin, miserable, lean)
3
desolate(thin, cold, miserable, lean)
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