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dry
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frosty(adjective, cold, aloof, distant)
3
intense(adjective, nasty, hostile, animated)
3
obdurate(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
3
penetrating(adjective, strong, hard, cold)
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raw
3
strict(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel)
2
carping(adjective, mean, sharp, cross)
2
chilly(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile)
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crisp
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demanding(adjective, harsh, cross, stiff)
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exacting(adjective, tough, harsh, cross)
2
hurtful(hard, unkind, cutting, wounding)
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icy
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inflexible(adjective, harsh, stiff, rigid)
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obstinate(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
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oppressive
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perverse(adjective, tough, low, sad)
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unbending
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authoritarian
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