207 entries under severe topic. ×
| dour(adjective, hard, tough, sharp) | |
| demanding(adjective, hard, easy, rough) | |
| unkind(adjective, person, hard, tough) | |
| obdurate(adjective, mean, hard, tough) | |
| unbending(adjective, hard, tough, rough) | |
| brutal(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| forbidding(adjective, appearance, tough, firm) | |
| unfriendly(adjective, person, dark, negative) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| stiff(adjective, hard, rough, firm) | |
| unforgiving(adjective, mean, hard, rough) | |
| cold(adjective, person, mean, tough) | |
| mean(adjective, person, hard, sharp) | |
| Spartan | |
| cool(adjective, person, unwarmhearted) | |
| icy(adjective, person, unwarmhearted) | |
| malevolent(adjective, person, mean, harsh) | |
| resolute(adjective, appearance, terrible, resolute) | |
| rough(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| rugged(adjective, hard, tough, rough) |
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