2
particular(fussy, demure, fastidious, strait-laced, prudish)
2
picky(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
2
punctilious(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
2
raw(adjective, severe)
2
rigourous
2
seemly(modest, polite, decent, moral, prim)
2
spare(adjective, severe)
2
spartan(adjective, severe)
2
straight(adjective, tough, correct, moderate, severe)
2
stringent(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
1
abrupt(adjective, severe)
1
abstemious
1
acrimonious(adjective, severe)
1
acute(adjective, severe)
1
anchoritic
1
ascetical
1
astringent(adjective, severe)
1
basic(adjective, severe)
1
blasphemous
1
blue-blooded
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