92 entries under tough topic. ×

35
fussy(adjective, accept, sharp, fine)
27
fastidious(adjective, accept, sharp, fine)
25
finicky(adjective, accept, sharp, fine)
19
exacting(adjective, accept, severe, fine)
12
punctilious(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
9
demanding(adjective, severe, grim, critical)
9
scrupulous(adjective, severe, fine, firm)
7
difficult(adjective, harsh, particular, meticulous)
4
hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, grim)
4
prudish(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
3
severe(adjective, firm, harsh, rigid)
2
puritanical(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
2
rigorous(adjective, severe, fine, firm)
1
authoritarian(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
dead set(expression, adjective, severe, firm)
1
disciplinary(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
draconian(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
forbidding(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
1
grim(severe, firm, stern, problematic)
1
oppressive(adjective, severe, firm, harsh)
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