217 entries under harsh topic. ×
| hostile(adjective, nasty, offensive, dark) | |
| impenitent(adjective, hard, careless, indifferent) | |
| imperious(adjective, hard, smart, difficult) | |
| impolite(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| indecorous(adjective, hard, rude, coarse) | |
| intolerable(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| intolerant(adjective, hard, cruel, grim) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, severe, firm, rigid) | |
| mortified(adjective, strong, hard, severe) | |
| murderous(adjective, bad, hard, nasty) | |
| nit-picking(adjective, rough, rigid, strict) | |
| painstaking(complete, difficult, full, careful) | |
| persnickety(adjective, rigid, strict, thorough) | |
| picky(adjective, severe, firm, grim) | |
| punctilious(adjective, severe, firm, careful) | |
| rancorous(adjective, nasty, violent, wild) | |
| sanguinary(adjective, hard, cruel, grim) | |
| scrupulous(adjective, complete, severe, firm) | |
| shameless(adjective, hard, cruel, grim) | |
| sober(adjective, calm, hard, cruel) |
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