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82 entries under bleak topic. ×

22
harsh(adjective, severe, nasty, cruel)
7
severe(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty, harsh)
3
austere(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
3
stringent(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
cruel(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
abusive(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
brutal(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
grim(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
hard(adjective, severe, sharp, nasty, harsh)
2
pitiless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
rigid(adjective, severe, stark, austere)
2
ruthless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
stern(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
unfeeling(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
unkind(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
1
mean(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
1
relentless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
1
stark(adjective, severe, austere, inhospitable)
1
tough(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
0
bitter(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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