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