103 entries under grim topic. ×

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dismal(severe, thin, dark, cold, miserable)
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grievous(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
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implacable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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intolerant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, cruel)
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rancorous(adjective, mean, tough, evil, nasty)
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scraggy(adjective, rough, thin, coarse, irregular)
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spare(adjective, severe, thin, lean)
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stubborn(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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unjust(adjective, hard, tough, cruel, coarse)
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earnest(adjective, strong, severe, intense, powerful)
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forlorn(thin, lean, bleak, skinny)
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hardened(adjective, hard, tough, cruel)
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lean(adjective, severe, thin, bleak)
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perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, low)
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serious(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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avaricious(adjective, hard, tough, cruel)
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bloody(adjective, hard, tough, violent, cruel)
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cold fish(expression, adjective, mean, hard, tough)
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impenitent(adjective, hard, tough, cruel)
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sanguinary(adjective, hard, tough, cruel)
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