217 entries under harsh topic. ×
| mean(noun, adjective, clear, hard, cool) | |
| pitiless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| thick-skinned(noun, adjective, mean, hard, severe) | |
| unsparing(adjective, strong, hard, severe, rough) | |
| wicked(adjective, clear, bad, strong, cool) | |
| hard-bitten(adjective, strong, hard, continue, rough) | |
| inexorable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, firm) | |
| set(verb, adjective, calm, strong, hard) | |
| tyrannical(adjective, hard, cruel, grim) | |
| uncompassionate(adjective, mean, hard, cool, severe) | |
| authoritarian(noun, adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, calm, mean, hard, cool) | |
| critical(adjective, hard, difficult, important) | |
| exigent(adjective, difficult, heavy, demanding) | |
| grim(adjective, strong, hard, severe, firm) | |
| headstrong(adjective, hard, rough, firm, difficult) | |
| implacable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, firm) | |
| inhuman(adjective, hard, severe, violent) | |
| hairy(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| unforgiving(adjective, hard, rough, cruel) |
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