123 entries under harsh topic. ×
| painful(adjective, tough, cruel, grim) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| stuffy(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| uptight(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| vicious(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| violent(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| barbarous(adjective, appearance, mean, severe) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, violent) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, tough, severe, dark) | |
| feral(adjective, mean, severe, violent) | |
| ferocious(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| grievous(adjective, tough, severe, cruel) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, severe) | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, tough, severe, firm) | |
| ironfisted(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) | |
| mortal(adjective, mean, severe, cruel) |
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