- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|279
- Abbreviations|0
| difficult | |
| disagreeing(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| disciplinarian | |
| disciplining | |
| discordant(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| discourteous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| disruptive | |
| dissonant(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| distressing | |
| disturbing(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| drastic | |
| earsplitting(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| embarrassing | |
| emendatory | |
| exacting | |
| excruciating | |
| exigent | |
| fastidious | |
| flat(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| flinty |
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