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163 entries under adjective topic. ×
| hostile(reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving) | |
| in retaliation(expression, idiom, punishment) | |
| inhuman | |
| invidious | |
| malicious(reactive, reciprocal, tit-for-tat) | |
| mean(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| oppressive | |
| relentless(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| rigorous | |
| stark(severe, bleak, austere, inhospitable) | |
| strict | |
| tough(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| tyrannical | |
| unforgiving(severe, harsh, cruel, reactive) | |
| unfriendly | |
| venomous(reactive, reciprocal, tit-for-tat) | |
| antagonistic(reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving) | |
| bad | |
| bitter(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| bleak(severe, stark, austere, inhospitable) |
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