447 entries under adjective topic. ×
| puritanical(tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| scathing | |
| sharp(hard, severe, nasty, harsh) | |
| standoffish(person, unwarmhearted) | |
| stiff-necked(severe, determined, serious, resolute) | |
| strait-laced(tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| tyrannical | |
| unchangeable(resolute, rigid) | |
| uncordial(person, unwarmhearted) | |
| unwarmhearted(person, negative) | |
| blunt(severe, discourtesy) | |
| bullheaded(determined, serious, resolute, uncompromising) | |
| callous(mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| caustic | |
| difficult(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| extreme | |
| fierce(mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| hard-core(severe, firm, harsh, serious) | |
| hard-hearted(mean, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| hard-shell(severe, serious, persistent, unsympathetic) |
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