118 entries under severe topic. ×

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harsh(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
12
ruthless(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
11
strict(adjective, strong, hard, tough, easy)
9
cruel(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
9
unforgiving(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
7
pitiless(adjective, mean, hard, tough)
7
unfeeling(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
7
unsympathetic(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
6
austere(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough)
6
authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
6
demanding(adjective, hard, tough, easy)
6
difficult(adjective, hard, tough, wild)
6
unappeasable(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel)
5
callous(adjective, mean, hard, rough)
5
hard-line(adjective, strong, hard, tough)
4
exacting(adjective, tough, easy, painful)
3
definite(adjective, strong, flat, firm)
3
forbidding(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough)
3
heartless(adjective, mean, hard, harsh)
3
heavy(adjective, strong, hard, sound, tough)
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