143 entries under stern topic. ×
| morose(adjective, nasty, hostile, unfriendly, ugly) | |
| no-nonsense(adjective, calm, quiet, set, tough) | |
| somber(adjective, calm, quiet, appearance, reasonable) | |
| square(tough, firm, harsh, uptight) | |
| steady(adjective, calm, quiet, set, reasonable) | |
| subdued(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) | |
| sulky(adjective, unfriendly, ugly, gray) | |
| unappeasable(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel, vicious) | |
| bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh) | |
| by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, mean, harsh, violent, cruel) | |
| disciplinary(adjective, strong, hard, tough, firm) | |
| dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel, vicious) | |
| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, tough, harsh) | |
| genuine(adjective, correct, honest, solid, exact) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, mean, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| quiet(adjective, calm, reasonable, sensible, dark) | |
| ironfisted(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel, vicious) | |
| muted(adjective, simple, pure, serious, basic) | |
| stickling(tough, firm, harsh) |
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