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hard-boiled(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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hard-shell(adjective, severe, severity, stark)
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hostile(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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perverse(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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pitiless(adjective, hard, severe, harsh, cruel)
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resentful(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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ruthless(adjective, hard, severe, harsh, cruel)
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unfeeling(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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unjust(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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unkind(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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unsympathetic(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel, grim)
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asperous(adjective, severe, stark, austere)
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cacophonous(adjective, severe, stark, austere)
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callous(adjective, tough, harsh, grim, painful)
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caterwauling(adjective, severe, stark, austere)
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clashing(adjective, severe, stark, austere)
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coarse(adjective, severe, stark, austere)
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