abrasive [abrasives]noun [UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv] [US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv] astringentadjective [UK: ə.ˈstrɪn.dʒənt] [US: ə.ˈstrɪn.dʒənt] bloodlessadjective [UK: ˈblʌd.ləs] [US: ˈblʌd.ləs] callousadjective [UK: ˈkæ.ləs] [US: ˈkæ.ləs] caustic [caustics]noun [UK: ˈkɔː.stɪk] [US: ˈkɑː.stɪk] dour [dourer, dourest]adjective [UK: dʊə(r)] [US: ˈdaʊər] draconianadjective [UK: drəˈk.əʊ.nɪən] [US: dreˈko.ʊ.niən] drynoun [UK: draɪ] [US: ˈdraɪ] exemplaryadjective [UK: ɪɡ.ˈzem.plə.ri] [US: ɪg.ˈzem.plə.ri] extreme [extremes]noun [UK: ɪk.ˈstriːm] [US: ɪk.ˈstriːm] flinty [flintier, flintiest]adjective [UK: ˈflɪn.ti] [US: ˈflɪn.ti] grim [grimmer, grimmest]adjective [UK: ɡrɪm] [US: ˈɡrɪm] hard and fastnoun [UK: hɑːd ənd fɑːst] [US: ˈhɑːrd ænd ˈfæst] hard boilednoun hard headednoun hard nosed hardbittennoun [UK: ˈhɑːd.ˈbɪtn] [US: ˈhɑːd.ˈbɪtn] high handednoun implacableadjective [UK: ɪm.ˈplæk.əb.l̩] [US: ˌɪm.ˈplæk.əb.l̩] inflexibleadjective [UK: ɪn.ˈflek.səb.l̩] [US: ˌɪn.ˈflek.səb.l̩] nasty [nastier, nastiest]adjective [UK: ˈnɑː.sti] [US: ˈnæ.sti] obdurateadjective [UK: ˈɒb.djʊə.rət] [US: ˈɒb.djʊə.rət] penaladjective [UK: ˈpiːn.l̩] [US: ˈpiːn.l̩] relentlessadjective [UK: rɪ.ˈlent.ləs] [US: rə.ˈlent.ləs] rigidadjective [UK: ˈrɪ.dʒɪd] [US: ˈrɪ.dʒəd] rock hardnoun roughnoun [UK: rʌf] [US: ˈrəf] set [sets]noun [UK: set] [US: ˈset] severe [severer, severest]adjective [UK: sɪ.ˈvɪə(r)] [US: sə.ˈvɪr] sharp [sharps]noun [UK: ʃɑːp] [US: ˈʃɑːrp] starkadverb [UK: stɑːk] [US: ˈstɑːrk] stern [sterns]noun [UK: stɜːn] [US: ˈstɝːn] stiff [stiffer, stiffest]adjective [UK: stɪf] [US: ˈstɪf] stony [stonier, stoniest]adjective [UK: ˈstəʊ.ni] [US: ˈstoʊ.ni] strenuousadjective [UK: ˈstre.njʊəs] [US: ˈstre.njuːəs] stringentadjective [UK: ˈstrɪn.dʒənt] [US: ˈstrɪn.dʒənt] swingeingverb [UK: ˈswɪndʒ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈswɪndʒ.ɪŋ] unkindadjective [UK: ʌnˈk.aɪnd] [US: ʌnˈk.aɪnd] unrelentingadjective [UK: ˌʌn.rɪ.ˈlent.ɪŋ] [US: ˌʌn.ri.ˈlent.ɪŋ] unsparingadjective [UK: ʌn.ˈspeər.ɪŋ] [US: ʌn.ˈsper.ɪŋ] |