184 entries under harsh topic. ×
| bleak(adjective, clear, severe, cruel) | |
| blunt(adjective, hard, tough, rude) | |
| boisterous(adjective, hard, tough, wild) | |
| boorish(adjective, hard, tough, nasty) | |
| brusque(adjective, hard, tough, evil, sharp) | |
| bullhead(adjective, hard, tough, unfeeling) | |
| caustic(sharp, nasty, hostile, bitter) | |
| compassionless(adjective, severe, cruel, pitiless) | |
| contentious(adjective, sharp, nasty, determined) | |
| curt(adjective, hard, tough, rude) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, hard, severe, cold) | |
| disparaging(sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| disturbing(adjective, severe, hostile, unfriendly) | |
| dog-eat-dog(adjective, hard, severe, cold) | |
| dogged(adjective, hard, awkward, inflexible) | |
| fixed(adjective, hard, tough, inflexible) | |
| frightening(adjective, sharp, awful, terrible) | |
| gratuitous(adjective, severe, cruel, senseless) | |
| hatchet job(expression, adjective, severe, cruel) | |
| having a killer instinct(expression, adjective, idiom, severe) |
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