| pompous(adjective, counterfeit, noble, sham, grand) |
| stony(adjective, hard, firm, careless, indifferent) |
| strait-laced(adjective, informal, restraint, severity, pride) |
| stuffy(adjective, correct, proper, careful, affected) |
| buckram(adjective, hard, firm, dead, rigid) |
| difficult(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) |
| dogged(adjective, set, harsh, cruel, determined) |
| extreme(adjective, severe, harsh, extraordinary, cruel) |
| frigid(adjective, cool, cold, detached, unfriendly) |
| headstrong(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh) |
| hidebound(adjective, close, firm, restraint, determined) |
| priggish(adjective, characteristic, correct, careful, rigid) |
| resolved(adjective, behaviour, rigid) |
| solemn(adjective, severe, noble, grand, serious) |
| starched(adjective, characteristic, hard, correct, firm) |
| steely(adjective, set, hard, firm, dead) |
| tenacious(adjective, strong, determined, resolute, persistent) |
| thick(adjective, set, hard, tough, rough) |
| ungraceful(adjective, hard, firm, rude, coarse) |
| unswayable(adjective, tough, firm, determined, resolute) |