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| headstrong(adjective, hard, rough, harsh) | |
| inclement(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| puritanical(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| strait-laced(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| callous(adjective, mean, hard, severe) | |
| hard-shelled(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| hostile(adjective, severe, harsh, dark) | |
| disciplinary(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| no-nonsense(adjective, set, severe, firm) | |
| painful(adjective, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| perverse(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| stuffy(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| uptight(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) | |
| dead set(expression, adjective, severe, firm) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, severe, harsh, dark) | |
| grievous(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, severe) | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| iron-fisted(adjective, severe, firm, harsh) |
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