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critical(adjective, hard, tough, difficult)
3
captious(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
3
demanding(hard, tough, harsh, cross)
3
niggling(adjective, harsh, critical, uneasy)
3
overcritical(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
2
carping(noun, adjective, harsh, cross)
2
biting(adjective, harsh, painful, critical)
2
caviling(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
2
fault-finding(adjective, cross, critical, contrary)
2
hypercritical(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
2
nit-picking(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
2
peevish(cross, contrary)
2
petulant(cross, contrary)
2
sharp(adjective, harsh, painful, critical)
1
cavillous(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
1
censorious(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
1
disparaging(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
1
exacting(hard, tough, harsh, cross)
1
exceptive(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
1
finicky(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
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