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deprecating(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement)
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deprecative(adjective, opinion, description, disparaging, characterization)
7
deprecatory(adjective, opinion, description, disparaging, characterization)
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exigent(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, big)
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penetrating(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, sensitive)
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querulous(adjective, upset, mean, hard, tough)
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rigorous(adjective, severe, harsh, precise, rigid)
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stern(adjective, severe)
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tough(adjective, hard, difficult, harsh, important)
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uncertain(adjective, difficulty, difficult, delicate, tricky)
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overcritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, unsympathetic)
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acrimonious(adjective, mean, severe, unpleasant, irritable)
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analytical(adjective, severe, harsh, logical, unfavorable)
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conscientious(adjective, honorable, reliable, trustworthy, fastidious)
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deciding(adjective, important)
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depreciative(adjective, offensive, disparaging, scornful, contemptuous)
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depreciatory(adjective, opinion, description, disparaging, characterization)
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faultfinding(adjective, upset, mean, praise, unhappy)
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fretful(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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indispensable(adjective, important, original, serious, essential)
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