73 entries under stern topic. ×

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hard-nosed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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picky(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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prudish(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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puritanical(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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set(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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unbending(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel, determined)
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unrelenting(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, solid)
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weighty(adjective, good, strong, hard, sound)
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cold(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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dead set(expression, adjective, tough, severe, firm)
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dead set on(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, harsh)
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disciplinary(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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distressing(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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forbidding(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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hard-boiled(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
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implacable(adjective, harsh, cruel, determined, fierce)
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intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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iron-fisted(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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pitiless(adjective, hard, severe, harsh, cruel)
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punctilious(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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