71 entries under hard topic. ×

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inhumane(adjective, person, mean, tough)
6
callous(adjective, person, mean, severe)
6
dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, severe, harsh)
6
obdurate(adjective, person, mean, rough)
6
tough(adjective, rough, harsh, cruel)
6
vindictive(adjective, mean, tough, severe)
5
cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, harsh)
5
hardened(adjective, person, tough, harsh)
5
inhuman(adjective, person, mean, tough)
5
rough(adjective, person, severe, harsh)
5
savage(adjective, mean, tough, severe)
5
unbending(adjective, rough, harsh, cruel)
4
barbarous(adjective, mean, tough, severe)
4
cold-blooded(adjective, person, mean, harsh)
4
exacting(adjective, severe, rough, harsh)
4
forbidding(adjective, person, tough, harsh)
4
hard-hearted(adjective, mean, tough, harsh)
4
hardhearted(adjective, mean, severe, harsh)
4
unkind(adjective, mean, severe, harsh)
3
fierce(adjective, mean, tough, severe)
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