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unemotional(adjective, mean, hard, cool)
16
hostile(adjective, person, mean, harsh)
16
severe(adjective, person, mean, hard)
16
stern(adjective, person, mean, severe)
14
icy(adjective, person, mean, hard, cool)
13
obdurate(adjective, mean, hard, cool)
12
hard-boiled(adjective, mean, bad, hard)
12
uncordial(adjective, person, hard, severe)
11
disagreeable(adjective, good, harsh, pain)
10
cold-hearted(adjective, person, hard, severe)
9
insensible(adjective, quiet, bad, hard)
7
antagonistic(adjective, person, mean, nasty)
7
hardened(adjective, hard, severe, careless)
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thick-skinned(adjective, mean, hard, severe)
6
grim(adjective, animal, person, mean)
6
strict(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel)
6
unrelenting(adjective, animal, mean, hard)
6
unsparing(adjective, person, mean, severe)
5
adamant(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
5
unpleasant(adjective, good, mean, hard, cool)
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