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| obdurate(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unbending(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| implacable(adjective, appearance, mean, harsh, terrible) | |
| brutal(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| forbidding(adjective, appearance, tough, severe, firm) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| steadfast(adjective, resolute, persistent, rigid) | |
| stiff(adjective, hard, severe, rough, firm) | |
| stubborn(adjective, appearance, hard, tough, rough) | |
| cold(adjective, person, mean, tough, severe) | |
| rough(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| rugged(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| ruthless(adjective, appearance, mean, hard, severe) | |
| unsparing(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, person, mean, tough, harsh) | |
| unfeeling(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| steely(adjective, severe, harsh, serious, resolute) | |
| astringent(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel, serious) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) |
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