3
critical(adjective, severe, harsh, important, serious)
2
captious(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
1
above average
1
acute
1
all-important
1
calumniatory(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, critical)
1
carping(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
1
caviling(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
1
cavillous(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
1
censorious(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
1
climacteric
1
conclusive
1
consequential
1
critic(noun, adjective, severe, sharp, harsh)
1
crucial
1
deciding
1
decisive
1
demanding(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
1
desperate
1
determinative
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