217 entries under harsh topic. ×
| dead set(expression, adjective, severe, firm) | |
| fretful(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| glum(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| grouchy(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| ill-humored(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| ill-mannered(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| ill-tempered(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| improper(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| indelicate(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| inelegant(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| loud(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| loutish(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| misanthropic(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| morose(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| nasty-tempered(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| prudish(adjective, severe, firm, rigid) | |
| puritanical(adjective, severe, firm, rigid) | |
| resentful(adjective, grim, painful, bleak) | |
| saturnine(awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) |
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