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bleak(adjective, severe)
2
candid(adjective, open, direct, rough, honest)
2
cavalier(adjective, rude, indifferent, fresh, casual)
2
chilly(adjective, severe)
2
clipped
2
cutting(adjective, severe)
2
dashing(adjective, irritable, hasty, tetchy, snippy)
2
demanding(adjective, severe, keen, violent, anxious)
2
disciplined(adjective, severe)
2
dour(adjective, severe, irritable, grumpy, gruff)
2
draconian(adjective, severe)
2
edgy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
2
eject
2
feverish(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
2
flying(adjective, fast, summary, hasty, swift)
2
frosty(adjective, severe)
2
graceless(adjective, blunt, impolite, surly, uncouth)
2
icy(adjective, severe)
2
incautious(adjective, quick, speedy, hurried)
2
incisive(adjective, concise)
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