| stern(adjective, severe) |
| thinning(noun, verb, diluting) |
| algid(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| chill(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| clip |
| dividing(verb, separating, allotting, portioning, halving) |
| fierce(adjective, strong, great, sharp, harsh) |
| paring(verb, separating, subtracting, cheapening) |
| piquant(adjective, feeling, strong, hard, severe) |
| shrill(adjective, strong, sharp, harsh, intense) |
| unkind(adjective, mean, unpleasant, cruel, critical) |
| vicious(hard, bitter, malicious, hurtful, vituperative) |
| wounding(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, cruel, hateful) |
| abscission |
| acerb(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) |
| agonizing(adjective, strong, sharp, pain, intense) |
| arctic(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| bit(noun, block, slip, piece, lump) |
| chilly(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| chip(noun, part, reject, block, slip) |