207 entries under severe topic. ×
| barbarous(adjective, appearance, mean, harsh) | |
| basic | |
| boisterous(adjective, rough, violent, unstable) | |
| brisk | |
| comfortless(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, mean, harsh, violent) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, tough, firm) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, tough, harsh, dark) | |
| feral(adjective, mean, harsh, violent) | |
| ferocious(adjective, mean, hard, rough) | |
| fundamental | |
| funereal(appearance, terrible, sober, serious) | |
| grievous(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| hairy(adjective, mean, hard, sharp) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough) | |
| imperial | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, rough) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| ironfisted(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel) | |
| lean |
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