320 entries under harsh topic. ×
| mordant(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| overbearing(adjective, difficult, character trait) | |
| unforgiving(adjective, person, mean, hard, rough) | |
| angry(adjective, state, characteristic, tough) | |
| blunt(adjective, hard, tough, plain) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, tender) | |
| effortful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| exigent(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| implacable(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard) | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| unmerciful(adjective, mean, cruel, vicious) | |
| earnest(adjective, calm, quiet, set, strong) | |
| acerbic(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty) | |
| barbarous(adjective, appearance, mean, awful) | |
| domineering(adjective, difficult) | |
| ferocious(adjective, mean, hard, rough) | |
| finicky(adjective, tough, difficult, cross) | |
| forceful(adjective, strong, sharp, intense) | |
| forcible(adjective, strong, sharp, intense) | |
| fussy(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) |
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