| unrelenting(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, flat) |
| abusive(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| at odds(expression, asperous, dissonant) |
| austere(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, inhospitable) |
| brutal(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| cacophonic(asperous, dissonant) |
| comfortless(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| contrarient(asperous, dissonant) |
| croupier |
| cussed(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| discourteous(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| disharmonic(asperous, dissonant) |
| disharmonious(asperous, dissonant) |
| dour(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| gravelly |
| grinding |
| hairy(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hard-boiled(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hard-nosed(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |
| hard-shell(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere) |