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22
harsh(adjective, nasty, cruel, bleak)
7
vindictive(adjective, harsh, cruel, punishment)
4
vengeful(adjective, harsh, cruel, reactive)
3
austere(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
3
merciless(adjective, harsh, cruel, reactive)
3
stringent(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
cruel(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
abusive(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
brutal(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
grim(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
hard(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh)
2
implacable(adjective, harsh, cruel, reactive)
2
pitiless(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
rigid(adjective, bleak, stark, austere)
2
ruthless(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
stern(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
unfeeling(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
2
unkind(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
1
hurtful(harsh, cruel)
1
mean(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty)
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