7
stern(adjective, severe)
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thinning(noun, verb, diluting)
6
algid(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
6
chill(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
6
clip
6
dividing(verb, separating, allotting, portioning, halving)
6
fierce(adjective, strong, great, sharp, harsh)
6
paring(verb, separating, subtracting, cheapening)
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piquant(adjective, feeling, strong, hard, severe)
6
shrill(adjective, strong, sharp, harsh, intense)
6
unkind(adjective, mean, unpleasant, cruel, critical)
6
vicious(hard, bitter, malicious, hurtful, vituperative)
6
wounding(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, cruel, hateful)
5
abscission
5
acerb(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
5
agonizing(adjective, strong, sharp, pain, intense)
5
arctic(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
bit(noun, block, slip, piece, lump)
5
chilly(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
chip(noun, part, reject, block, slip)
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