4
tough(adjective, rough, obstinate)
3
bad
2
carlish
2
violent(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
arbitrary(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
blackguardly
1
boorish
1
churlish
1
cloddish
1
clownish
1
confirmed(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
desperate(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
disorderly
1
disruptive
1
drastic(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
ferocious(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
fierce(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
hard
1
hooliganish
1
immutable(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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