108 entries under harsh topic. ×

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unfeeling(adjective, mean, cruel, vicious)
3
prickly(adjective, tough, cross, unpleasant)
3
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, tough, rough)
2
adverse(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
2
bad(adjective, person, mean, wrong, evil)
2
barbarous(adjective, mean, cruel, vicious)
2
captious(adjective, mean, tough, delicate)
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cynical(adjective, tough, awkward, sullen)
2
disrespectful(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
2
fierce(adjective, mean, cruel, vicious)
2
hard(adjective, mean, tough, severe)
2
harmful(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
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inimical(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
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injurious(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
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misanthropic(adjective, person, tough, nasty)
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ominous(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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savage(adjective, mean, cruel, vicious)
2
sinister(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
2
stern(adjective, mean, severe, cruel)
2
unsympathetic(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe)
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