8
bitter(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
8
frugal(adjective, moderate, plain, temperate, stingy)
8
out of touch
8
rustic(adjective, simple, severe, clean, plain)
8
unrelenting(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough)
7
Spartan
7
basic(adjective, hard, simple, severe, plain)
7
cold(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
7
frigid(adjective, mean, hard, cool, harsh)
7
grave(adjective, severe)
7
inexorable(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
7
prudish(adjective, quiet, simple, tough, severe)
7
pure(adjective, quiet, simple, clean, plain)
7
solemn(adjective, quiet, severe, serious, grave)
7
strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
6
ascetic
6
authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
6
clean(adjective, quiet, simple, plain, pure)
6
cool(adjective, simple, severe, plain, cold)
6
demanding(adjective, severe)
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