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critical
3
dull(adjective, warm, unhappy, dark)
3
intense
3
pitiless(adjective, harsh, cruel, serious)
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precise
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sharp(adjective, harsh, awful, terrible)
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strait-laced(adjective, tough, firm, harsh)
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unbending
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acrimonious
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blunt
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brisk(adjective, stringent, drastic)
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caustic
2
cool
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cutting(adjective, painful)
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dry
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exorbitant(adjective, harsh, stringent, drastic)
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frosty
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gruff
2
hard-boiled(adjective, tough, firm, harsh)
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inexorable(adjective, harsh, cruel, serious)
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