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127 entries under severe topic. ×
| disciplinary(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| disciplined | |
| drastic(adjective, harsh, cruel, brutal) | |
| excessive(adjective, difficult, harsh, heavy) | |
| firm(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| forbidding(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| fundamental | |
| headache(adjective, harsh, heavy, cruel) | |
| hidebound | |
| icy | |
| immoderate(adjective, stringent, drastic) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| lean | |
| long-faced(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable) | |
| meticulous | |
| no-nonsense(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| picky(adjective, tough, firm, harsh) | |
| piquant | |
| punctilious(adjective, hard, tough, rough) | |
| scrupulous(adjective, hard, tough, rough) |
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