1
dry(adjective, severe)
1
earnest(affected, unassuming)
1
exact
1
fastidious(adjective, particular, fussy, demure, prudish)
1
firm(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, solid)
1
frosty(adjective, severe)
1
fundamental(adjective, severe)
1
goody-goody(adjective, correct, tidy, particular, fussy)
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grave
1
guarded
1
imperial(adjective, severe)
1
intense(adjective, severe)
1
keen(adjective, severe)
1
lean(adjective, severe)
1
mincing(fussy, fastidious)
1
moralistic
1
obstinate(adjective, severe)
1
old-fogeyish
1
old-fogyish
1
orderly(correct, tidy, particular, fussy, demure)
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