KEY: Severe.
SYN: Serious, austere, stern, grave, strict, harsh, rigid, rigorous, sharp, afflictive, distressing, violent, extreme, exact, critical, censorious, caustic, sarcastic, cutting, keen, bitter, cruel.
ANT: Gay, smiling, cheerful, relaxed, jocose, jocund, joyous, mild, genial, indulgent, light, trivial, tri-fling, inconsiderable, inexact, loose, uncritical, lenient, inextreme, moderate, kind, considerate, feeling, tender, gentle.
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KEY: Shabby.
SYN: Ragged, threadbare, contemptible, beggarly, paltry, [See FIRM].
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KEY: Shackle \n.\
SYN: Fetter, gype, chain, obstruction, embarrassment.
ANT: Aid, assistance, subsidiary, help.