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thorough(adjective, severe, harsh, exceptional, careful)
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true(adjective, good, close, strong, correct)
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unbending(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
10
unerring(adjective, correct, honest, solid, exact)
9
attentive(adjective, careful, thorough, meticulous, vigilant)
9
authoritarian(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
9
dour(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
9
fussy(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, exact)
9
obdurate(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
9
puritanical(adjective, severe, proper, authoritarian, straitlaced)
9
right(adjective, close, hard, correct, severe)
8
stiff(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
8
hidebound(adjective, severe, straight, sober, persistent)
8
inexorable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
8
set(adjective, strong, severe, flat, firm)
8
sharp(adjective, correct, severe, obscure, harsh)
8
subtle(adjective, feature, slight, sharp, exact)
8
tyrannical(adjective, severity)
8
undeviating(adjective, strong, flat, honest, harsh)
8
veracious(adjective, close, correct, right, appropriate)
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