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| puritanical | |
| raw(adjective, tender, painful, unkind) | |
| scolding(adjective, harsh, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| short(adjective, unpleasant, cutting, moralizing) | |
| stringent | |
| tart(adjective, sharp, unpleasant, bitter) | |
| austere | |
| authoritarian | |
| bleak | |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, harsh, crabby) | |
| cool | |
| demeaning(adjective, harsh, offensive, unfavorable) | |
| astringent | |
| brusque | |
| chilly | |
| condemnatory(adjective, disapproving, nit-picking, pharisaical) | |
| condemning(adjective, mean, harsh, unsympathetic) | |
| contemptuous(adjective, keen, sharp, harsh) | |
| crisp | |
| dour(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky) |
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