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| exceptive(adjective, harsh, important, serious) | |
| frosty | |
| icy | |
| intense | |
| intolerant | |
| mordant(adjective, keen, sharp, harsh) | |
| obdurate | |
| obstinate(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable) | |
| piquant | |
| spare | |
| stark | |
| unbending | |
| abrupt | |
| blunt | |
| brisk | |
| calumniatory(adjective, harsh, unsympathetic, petulant) | |
| cavillous(adjective, harsh, unsympathetic, petulant) | |
| curt | |
| diagnostic(adjective, harsh, logical, unfavorable) | |
| disciplined |
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