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remorseless(adjective, severe, violent, cruel)
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unfriendly(adjective, hard, severe, dark)
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ungracious(adjective, characteristic, hard, tough)
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unmerciful(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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unsparing(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
10
bad(adjective, severe, terrible, ill)
10
wicked(adjective, characteristic, wrong, severe)
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disturbing(adjective, characteristic, hard, severe)
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hard-boiled(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard)
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hard-nosed(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard)
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insensitive(adjective, characteristic, hard, cool)
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sarcastic(adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
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unbending(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
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cold(adjective, hard, cool, tough)
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ferocious(adjective, hard, severe, evil)
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hostile(adjective, tough, sharp, dark)
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uncompassionate(adjective, hard, cool, unpleasant)
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unpitying(adjective, hard, cool, severe)
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stony(adjective, hard, cool, unpleasant)
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surly(adjective, tough, rough, low)
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