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43
fussy(adjective, accept, complete, sharp)
36
fastidious(adjective, accept, character, sharp)
23
picky(adjective, accept, sharp, fine)
21
exacting(adjective, accept, severe, fine)
17
demanding(adjective, severe, difficult, cross)
16
difficult(adjective, difficult, harsh, meticulous)
10
hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, grim)
6
rigid(adjective, harsh, strict, thorough)
6
severe(adjective, difficult, harsh, cross)
2
arduous(adjective, difficult, problematic, trying)
2
bothersome(adjective, difficult, problematic, trying)
2
burdensome(adjective, difficult, harsh, rigid)
2
fractious(adjective, problematic, trying)
2
irritable(adjective, severe, cross, contrary)
2
laborious(adjective, difficult, problematic, trying)
2
onerous(adjective, difficult, harsh, rigid)
2
toilsome(adjective, difficult, problematic, trying)
2
trying(adjective, difficult, harsh, rigid)
2
uphill(adjective, difficult, problematic, trying)
2
wearisome(adjective, difficult, problematic, trying)
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