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extortionate(extreme, improper, senseless, excessive)
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obdurate
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stiff(adjective, extreme, improper, affected, senseless)
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austere
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dour
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harsh
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inclement
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inquisitorial
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relentless
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rigid(affected, strained, unnatural)
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stern
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exigeant
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hard-headed
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hard-nosed
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hard-shell
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iron-handed
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malevolent
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precisian
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ruthless a(expression, idiom)
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APASmart Define. (2015). peremptory thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/peremptory/thesaurus/synonyms
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