123 entries under harsh topic. ×
| dour(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| demanding(adjective, hard, easy, severe, rough) | |
| unkind(adjective, person, hard, tough, severe) | |
| obdurate(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unbending(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| implacable(adjective, appearance, mean, terrible) | |
| brutal(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| forbidding(adjective, appearance, tough, severe, firm) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stiff(adjective, hard, severe, rough, firm) | |
| stubborn(adjective, appearance, hard, tough, rough) | |
| unforgiving(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| cold(adjective, person, mean, tough, severe) | |
| mean(adjective, person, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| malevolent(adjective, person, mean, severe) | |
| rough(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| rugged(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| ruthless(adjective, appearance, mean, hard, severe) | |
| stony(adjective, person, mean, severe) | |
| unappeasable(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) |
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