| correct(adjective, severe, fastidious) | |
| depreciating(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) | |
| discriminative | |
| hairsplitting(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, exact) | |
| high-priority(adjective, important, serious, vital, acute) | |
| imperious | |
| intricate(delicate, awkward, complicated) | |
| jaundiced(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated) | |
| judicial | |
| knotty(delicate, awkward, complicated) | |
| life-and-death(adjective, heavy, important, serious, vital) | |
| life-changing | |
| narrow | |
| pernickety orpersnickety | |
| persnickety(adjective, sharp, fine, proper, precise) | |
| priggish(adjective, fastidious) | |
| primary(adjective, big, important, significant, substantial) | |
| prime(adjective, original, basic, core, fundamental) | |
| unfavorable(adjective, offensive, negative, hostile, unsympathetic) | |
| acerbic(adjective, severe, sharp, unpleasant, bitter) |
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