1
over-nice
1
overmodest(correct, tidy, particular, fussy, demure)
1
particular(fussy, demure, fastidious, prudish, prissy)
1
picky(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
1
piquant(adjective, severe)
1
polite(correct, modest, decent, moral, particular)
1
punctilious(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
1
raw(adjective, severe)
1
reactionary
1
refined(modest, polite, decent, moral, prim)
1
remote
1
serious(affected, unassuming)
1
set(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
1
sharp(adjective, severe)
1
shipshape(correct, tidy, particular, fussy, demure)
1
short(adjective, severe)
1
sober(affected, unassuming)
1
solemn(adjective, stiff, affected, unassuming)
1
solid(severe, modest, polite, decent, moral)
1
spare(adjective, severe)
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