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austere
2
bestial(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel)
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blank(adjective, person, feelings, response, emotions)
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brutish
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chilly(adjective, person, feelings, response, emotions)
2
compassionless(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
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dour
2
expressionless(adjective, person, feelings, response, emotions)
2
feral(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel, vicious)
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ferocious(adjective, mean, hard, rough, harsh)
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firm(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
2
gloomy
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grisly
2
gruesome
2
hard-boiled(adjective, person, feelings, emotions, rocky)
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hard-nosed(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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hateful(adjective, mean, malicious, spiteful, reactive)
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hellish(adjective, pitiless)
2
hurting
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immovable(adjective, determined, resolute, uncompromising, unshakeable)
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