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obstinate(set, hard, severe, stiff)
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painful(tough, harsh, cruel, grim)
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picky(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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piquant
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prudish(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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punishing
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punitive(hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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pure(good, sound, right, reasonable)
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puritanical(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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self-denying
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set(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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soused
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strident(severe, bleak, stark, austere)
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strong(good, sound, right, reasonable)
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swingeing
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tyrannical
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unbending(severe, harsh, cruel, determined)
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unforgiving(harsh, cruel, determined, fierce)
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unrelenting(tough, severe, harsh, solid)
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vehement(strong, energetic, violent, powerful)
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