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mean(overwhelming, repressive)
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odious(painful, tyrannical)
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offensive
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piercing
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pitiless(severe, harsh, cruel, serious)
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precise
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sharp(severe, harsh, awful, terrible)
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strait-laced(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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superincumbent(difficult, heavy, cruel, demanding)
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suppressive
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tiresome(irritating, exasperating)
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unbending
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unfeeling
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unhappy(dull, sad, dark, gloomy)
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unmitigated(pure, absolute)
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uphill
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withering(pain, painful, severity)
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woeful(dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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absolutist
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