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| intense | |
| intolerable(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| intolerant | |
| keen | |
| lean | |
| nasty(adjective, mean, hard, evil) | |
| no-nonsense(adjective, dull, quiet, tough) | |
| off-key(adjective, bleak, stark, austere) | |
| piquant | |
| pitiless(adjective, close, hard, sharp) | |
| precise | |
| punitive(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| resentful(adjective, tough, harsh, cross) | |
| rude(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| ruthless(adjective, hard, sharp, nasty) | |
| spare | |
| square(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| stickling(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| stuffy(adjective, tough, firm, difficult) | |
| uncivil(adjective, hard, sharp, rude) |
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