Rigorous and unsparing in treating others

• unyielding

  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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• tough

  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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• strict

  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations:

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  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations:

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• stern

  1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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  1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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• rigid

  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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• harsh

  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• demanding

  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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Cold and forbidding

• stark

  1. Clearly distinguished or delineated:
  2. Bare, desolate, or unadorned:
  3. Severe or unmitigated; harsh or grim:

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  1. Clearly distinguished or delineated:
  2. Bare, desolate, or unadorned:
  3. Severe or unmitigated; harsh or grim:

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• harsh

  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• grim

  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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• dour

  1. Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:
  2. Silently ill-humored; gloomy:
  3. Sternly obstinate; unyielding:

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  1. Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:
  2. Silently ill-humored; gloomy:
  3. Sternly obstinate; unyielding:

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• bleak

  1. Gloomy and somber:
  2. Providing no encouragement; depressing:
  3. Cold and cutting; raw:

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  1. Gloomy and somber:
  2. Providing no encouragement; depressing:
  3. Cold and cutting; raw:

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• austere

  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave:
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:

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  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave:
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:

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Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort

• rough

  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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• harsh

  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• brutal

  1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting:

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  1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting:

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• bitter

  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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Conveying great physical force

• powerful

  1. Having or capable of exerting power.
  2. Effective or potent:
  3. Great:

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  1. Having or capable of exerting power.
  2. Effective or potent:
  3. Great:

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• hefty

  1. Of considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Big and strong; stout or muscular.
  3. Strong and sturdy:

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  1. Of considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Big and strong; stout or muscular.
  3. Strong and sturdy:

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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Having great consequence or weight

• weighty

  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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• serious

  1. Careful in thought, full of concern, or restrained and dignified in manner; somber or grave:
  2. Requiring or carried out with careful thought or concern:
  3. Intended for sophisticated people.

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  1. Careful in thought, full of concern, or restrained and dignified in manner; somber or grave:
  2. Requiring or carried out with careful thought or concern:
  3. Intended for sophisticated people.

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• momentous

  1. Of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence:

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  1. Of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence:

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• grave

  1. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
  2. A place of burial.
  3. Death or extinction:

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  1. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
  2. A place of burial.
  3. Death or extinction:

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• earnest

  1. Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness:

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  1. Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness:

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Causing or marked by danger or pain, for example

• serious

  1. Careful in thought, full of concern, or restrained and dignified in manner; somber or grave:
  2. Requiring or carried out with careful thought or concern:
  3. Intended for sophisticated people.

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  1. Careful in thought, full of concern, or restrained and dignified in manner; somber or grave:
  2. Requiring or carried out with careful thought or concern:
  3. Intended for sophisticated people.

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• grievous

  1. Causing grief, pain, or anguish:
  2. Serious or dire; grave:

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  1. Causing grief, pain, or anguish:
  2. Serious or dire; grave:

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• grave

  1. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
  2. A place of burial.
  3. Death or extinction:

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  1. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
  2. A place of burial.
  3. Death or extinction:

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• dangerous

  1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
  2. Being able or likely to do harm.

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  1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
  2. Being able or likely to do harm.

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Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength

• weighty

  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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• trying

  1. Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

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  1. Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

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• tough

  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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• taxing

  1. Burdensome; wearing:

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  1. Burdensome; wearing:

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• rough

  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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• rigorous

  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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• oppressive

  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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• onerous

  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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• laborious

  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• formidable

  1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:

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  1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:

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• exigent

  1. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:

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  1. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• effortful

  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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• difficult

  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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• demanding

  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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• burdensome

  1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  2. Causing hardship or distress.

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  1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  2. Causing hardship or distress.

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• backbreaking

  1. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

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  1. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

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• arduous

  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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Stern

• unyielding

  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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• adamant

  1. Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.
  2. A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.
  3. An extremely hard substance.

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  1. Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.
  2. A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.
  3. An extremely hard substance.

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• as firm as the Rock of Gibraltar

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• immovable

  1. Impossible to move.
  2. Incapable of movement.
  3. Impossible to alter:

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  1. Impossible to move.
  2. Incapable of movement.
  3. Impossible to alter:

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• firm

  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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• inconsiderate

  1. Thoughtless of others; displaying a lack of consideration:
  2. Not well considered or carefully thought out; ill-advised:

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  1. Thoughtless of others; displaying a lack of consideration:
  2. Not well considered or carefully thought out; ill-advised:

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• strict

  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations:

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  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations:

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• with an iron will

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• insensate

  1. Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate.
  2. Unconscious.
  3. Lacking sensibility; unfeeling:

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  1. Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate.
  2. Unconscious.
  3. Lacking sensibility; unfeeling:

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• unfeeling

  1. Having no physical feeling or sensation; insentient.
  2. Not sympathetic to others; callous or hardhearted.

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  1. Having no physical feeling or sensation; insentient.
  2. Not sympathetic to others; callous or hardhearted.

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• determined

  1. Marked by or showing determination; resolute:
  2. Decided or resolved:

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  1. Marked by or showing determination; resolute:
  2. Decided or resolved:

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• strait-laced

  1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.
  2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.

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  1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.
  2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.

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• relentless

  1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting:

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  1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting:

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• resolved

  1. firm and fixed in purpose; determined; resolute

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  1. firm and fixed in purpose; determined; resolute

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• forbidding

  1. Tending or threatening to impede progress:
  2. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  3. Having a menacing aspect:

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  1. Tending or threatening to impede progress:
  2. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  3. Having a menacing aspect:

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• stiff

  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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• earnest

  1. Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness:

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  1. Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness:

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• grim

  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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• rigid

  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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• austere

  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave:
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:

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  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave:
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:

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• resolute

  1. Firm or determined; unwavering.

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  1. Firm or determined; unwavering.

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• obdurate

  1. Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable:
  2. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent:
  3. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted:

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  1. Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable:
  2. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent:
  3. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted:

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• peremptory

  1. Subject to no further debate or dispute; final and unassailable:
  2. Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative:
  3. Offensively self-assured; imperious or dictatorial:

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  1. Subject to no further debate or dispute; final and unassailable:
  2. Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative:
  3. Offensively self-assured; imperious or dictatorial:

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• grinding

  1. Repetitive actions in a video game to accumulate points in order to gain experience or advance to the next level. Games may be designed for players to grind their way through in order to feel that they accomplished something. In addition, novices are allowed to make progress in a game with a lot of grinding; otherwise they would be stumped. See farming.

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  1. Repetitive actions in a video game to accumulate points in order to gain experience or advance to the next level. Games may be designed for players to grind their way through in order to feel that they accomplished something. In addition, novices are allowed to make progress in a game with a lot of grinding; otherwise they would be stumped. See farming.

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• close

  1. Being near in space or time.
  2. Being near in relationship:
  3. Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate:

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  1. Being near in space or time.
  2. Being near in relationship:
  3. Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate:

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• oppressive

  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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• cruel

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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• harsh

  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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• inexorable

  1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable:
  2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:

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  1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable:
  2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:

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• unalterable

  1. Impossible to alter:

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  1. Impossible to alter:

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• unchanging

  1. Remaining the same; showing or undergoing no change:

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  1. Remaining the same; showing or undergoing no change:

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• inflexible

  1. Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Refusing to change one's attitude, purpose, or principles; immovable:

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  1. Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Refusing to change one's attitude, purpose, or principles; immovable:

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• unbending

  1. Not yielding; inflexible:
  2. Aloof and often antisocial; extremely reserved:

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  1. Not yielding; inflexible:
  2. Aloof and often antisocial; extremely reserved:

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• uncompromising

  1. Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:

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  1. Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• stern

  1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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  1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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Difficult or rigorous

• hidebound

  1. Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.
  2. Having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. Used of domestic animals such as cattle.
  3. Having the bark so contracted and unyielding as to hinder growth. Used of trees.

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  1. Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.
  2. Having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. Used of domestic animals such as cattle.
  3. Having the bark so contracted and unyielding as to hinder growth. Used of trees.

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• rock-ribbed

  1. Having rocks or rock outcroppings; rocky.
  2. Firm and unyielding, especially with regard to one's principles, loyalties, or beliefs:

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  1. Having rocks or rock outcroppings; rocky.
  2. Firm and unyielding, especially with regard to one's principles, loyalties, or beliefs:

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• hard-shell

  1. A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.
  2. Having a thick, heavy, or hardened shell.
  3. Uncompromising; confirmed.

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  1. A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.
  2. Having a thick, heavy, or hardened shell.
  3. Uncompromising; confirmed.

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• stony-hearted

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• with a heart of granite

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• draconian

  1. Exceedingly harsh; very severe:

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  1. Exceedingly harsh; very severe:

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• autocratic

  1. Relating to or being an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.

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  1. Relating to or being an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.

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• stubborn

  1. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
  2. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent:
  3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort:

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  1. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
  2. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent:
  3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort:

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• intractable

  1. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  2. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure:
  3. Difficult to persuade or keep under control, as in behavior:

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  1. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  2. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure:
  3. Difficult to persuade or keep under control, as in behavior:

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• unmitigated

  1. Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved:
  2. Without qualification or exception; absolute:

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  1. Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved:
  2. Without qualification or exception; absolute:

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• crabbed

  1. Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered.
  2. Difficult to understand; complicated.
  3. Difficult to read; cramped:

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  1. Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered.
  2. Difficult to understand; complicated.
  3. Difficult to read; cramped:

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• gruff

  1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance:
  2. Hoarse; harsh:

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  1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance:
  2. Hoarse; harsh:

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• crusty

  1. Having, resembling, or being a crust:
  2. Outspoken and surly. Used especially of older people.

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  1. Having, resembling, or being a crust:
  2. Outspoken and surly. Used especially of older people.

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• censorious

  1. Tending to censure; critical.
  2. Expressing censure.

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  1. Tending to censure; critical.
  2. Expressing censure.

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• barbarous

  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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• unjust

  1. Being in violation of principles of justice or fairness; unfair:
  2. Acting in violation of such principles; unfair in one's dealings and actions:
  3. Faithless; dishonest.

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  1. Being in violation of principles of justice or fairness; unfair:
  2. Acting in violation of such principles; unfair in one's dealings and actions:
  3. Faithless; dishonest.

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• critical

  1. Judging severely and finding fault:
  2. Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics:

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  1. Judging severely and finding fault:
  2. Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics:

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• pitiless

  1. Having no pity; merciless.

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  1. Having no pity; merciless.

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• cruel

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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• implacable

  1. Impossible to placate or appease:

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  1. Impossible to placate or appease:

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• grim

  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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  1. Discouraging or depressing:
  2. Dismal; gloomy:
  3. Stern or forbidding:

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• ascetic

  1. A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.

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  1. A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.

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• grinding

  1. Repetitive actions in a video game to accumulate points in order to gain experience or advance to the next level. Games may be designed for players to grind their way through in order to feel that they accomplished something. In addition, novices are allowed to make progress in a game with a lot of grinding; otherwise they would be stumped. See farming.

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  1. Repetitive actions in a video game to accumulate points in order to gain experience or advance to the next level. Games may be designed for players to grind their way through in order to feel that they accomplished something. In addition, novices are allowed to make progress in a game with a lot of grinding; otherwise they would be stumped. See farming.

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• austere

  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave:
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:

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  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave:
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:

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• rigorous

  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• unrelenting

  1. Having or exhibiting uncompromising determination; unyielding:
  2. Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort:

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  1. Having or exhibiting uncompromising determination; unyielding:
  2. Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort:

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• relentless

  1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting:

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  1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting:

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• obdurate

  1. Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable:
  2. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent:
  3. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted:

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  1. Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable:
  2. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent:
  3. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted:

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• uncompromising

  1. Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:

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  1. Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:

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• bullying

  1. An act of intimidating a weaker person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
  2. Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
  3. Present participle of bully.

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  1. An act of intimidating a weaker person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
  2. Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
  3. Present participle of bully.

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• unmerciful

  1. Having or exhibiting no mercy; merciless.
  2. Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit; excessive:

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  1. Having or exhibiting no mercy; merciless.
  2. Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit; excessive:

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• despotic

  1. of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical

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  1. of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical

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• oppressive

  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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• rigid

  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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• domineering

  1. Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.

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  1. Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.

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• drastic

  1. Extreme in effect; severe or radical:
  2. Acting rapidly or violently:

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  1. Extreme in effect; severe or radical:
  2. Acting rapidly or violently:

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• stringent

  1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe:
  2. Constricted; tight:
  3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain:

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  1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe:
  2. Constricted; tight:
  3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• mordant

  1. Bitingly sarcastic:
  2. Incisive and trenchant:
  3. Bitingly painful.

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  1. Bitingly sarcastic:
  2. Incisive and trenchant:
  3. Bitingly painful.

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• tyrannical

  1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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  1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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• overbearing

  1. Domineering in manner; arrogant:
  2. Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:

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  1. Domineering in manner; arrogant:
  2. Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:

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