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• Serious or strict
• Austere, spartan
• Harsh and punitive
• Austere, harsh (6)
• Harsh, strict
• Severe and disagreeable
• Austere, harsh
• Rough and disagreeable, maybe of voice
• Abrasive, rough
• Harsh and stringent
• 'Strict, harsh (6)'
• Strict or stark
• Strict or austere
• 'Severe, rough (5)'
• Strictly speaking, that's the way to cut the East off