80 entries under severe topic. ×

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lean(adjective, dull, mean, style, light)
20
meager(adjective, dull, close, mean, hard)
17
bare(adjective, close, hard, light, weak)
14
scant(adjective, mean, hard, light, slight)
11
modest(adjective, mean, hard, poor)
11
short(verb, adjective, close, give, release)
9
simple(adjective, hard, simple, soft)
8
austere(adjective, hard, simple, cold)
8
unembellished(adjective, hard, simple, cold)
7
stark(adjective, mean, simple, thin)
6
chaste(adjective, hard, simple, soft)
6
severe(adjective, hard, cold, grim)
5
bleak(adjective, simple, thin, grim)
5
dry(adjective, weak, poor, insufficient)
5
unadorned(adjective, hard, simple, cold)
4
Spartan
4
basic(adjective, hard, simple, cold)
4
unornamented(adjective, hard, cold, austere)
3
fundamental
3
grim(adjective, thin, lean, bleak)
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