3
fussy(adjective, difficult)
3
hot(adjective, stale, stifling, humid, muggy)
3
intense(adjective, severe)
3
iron-handed(adjective, severity)
3
irritating(adjective, dull, tough, boring, tired)
3
malevolent(severity, inexpedience)
3
mean(adjective, overwhelming, repressive)
3
odious(adjective, painful, tyrannical)
3
offensive(adjective, painful)
3
piercing(adjective, painful)
3
pitiless(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel, serious)
3
precise(adjective, severe)
3
pungent
3
sharp(adjective, severe, harsh, awful, terrible)
3
strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
superincumbent(adjective, difficult, heavy, cruel, demanding)
3
suppressive
3
tiresome(adjective, irritating, exasperating)
3
unbending(adjective, severe)
3
unfeeling
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