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- Abbreviations|0
59 entries under severe topic. ×
| stern(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| strict(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| astringent(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| austere(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| bitter(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, tough, firm) | |
| dour(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| draconian(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| exacting(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| firm(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| flinty(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| frowning(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| grim(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| hang-tough(adjective, strong, hard, tough) | |
| hard(adjective, strong, tough, firm) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, tough) |
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