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35 entries under nasty topic. ×

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