600 entries under adjective topic. ×
| fault-finding(opinion, description, characterization, judgement) | |
| fundamental(severe, important, significant, original) | |
| imperative(big, important, determined, significant) | |
| key(important, significant, essential, basic) | |
| main(significant, original, essential, vital) | |
| minute(close, exact, precise, honorable) | |
| punctilious(close, honorable, demanding, meticulous) | |
| touchy(mean, bad, difficult, delicate) | |
| trenchant(severe, keen, sharp, unpleasant) | |
| caustic(severe, keen, sharp, harsh) | |
| cutting(mean, severe, keen, sharp) | |
| fine(exact, discriminating) | |
| hairy(informal, important) | |
| hard(tough, difficult, harsh, delicate) | |
| necessary(big, important, significant, substantial) | |
| rigid | |
| caviling(mean, severe, harsh, nervous) | |
| central(important, significant, essential, vital) | |
| critic(severe, harsh, unsympathetic, unfavorable) | |
| deprecating(opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
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