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| bad(adjective, severe, unpleasant, vicious, extreme) | |
| dour(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, set, strong) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, severe, difficulty, harsh) | |
| bleak(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| callous(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil) | |
| unsparing(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil) | |
| distressing(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| hostile(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil) | |
| merciless(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| obdurate(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh) | |
| ruthless(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant, violent) | |
| unkind(adjective, tough, severe, nasty, harsh) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| vexatious(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| vicious(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, grim) |
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