3
conscientious(adjective, fastidious)
3
coy(adjective, modest)
3
decent(adjective, quiet, simple, pure, polite)
3
demanding(adjective, severe, fastidious)
3
dour(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
hidebound(adjective, severe)
3
narrow-minded(adjective, shy, strict)
3
persnickety(adjective, fussy, discriminating, fastidious)
3
pretentious(adjective, shy, strict)
3
puritan
3
refined(quiet, simple, pure, proper, modest)
3
simpering(adjective, shy, strict, affectation)
3
uncompromising(adjective, severe)
3
uptight(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
virtuous(quiet, simple, pure, decent, innocent)
2
accurate(adjective, fastidious)
2
authoritarian(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
2
bigoted(adjective, shy, strict)
2
bleak(adjective, severe)
2
chilly(adjective, severe)
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