2
frowning(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
2
grievous(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel, grim)
2
haughty
2
icy(adjective, cool, severe, cold, detached)
2
immaculate(adjective, quiet, simple, pure, innocent)
2
immovable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, sturdy)
2
incomplete(adjective, hard, raw, basic, rough-and-ready)
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inhuman(adjective, mean, hard, harsh, cold)
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intense(adjective, severe)
2
jejune
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merciless(adjective, appearance, hard, severe, harsh)
2
minimal(adjective, simple, regular, down-to-earth, unadorned)
2
mortified(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
2
naked
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narrow-fisted(adjective, stingy)
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natural(adjective, simple, clean, plain, pure)
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neat(quiet, simple, pure, innocent, subdued)
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niggardly
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not smooth(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, bleak)
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prim
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