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86 entries under harsh topic. ×
| strict(adjective, severe, firm, stiff) | |
| tough(adjective, severe, firm, rigid) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| unsympathetic(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid) | |
| austere(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| barbarous(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| binding(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid) | |
| by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, severe) | |
| by the numbers(expression, adjective, idiom, severe) | |
| callous(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| compassionless(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| compelling(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid) | |
| confining(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid) | |
| convincing(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid) | |
| cruel(adjective, mean, severe, constant) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| demanding(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid) |
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