峻しゅん烈れつ

na-adjective, noun

severe; harsh; rigorous; scathing; sharp

Describes criticism, judgment, or conditions that are extremely strict, biting, or unsparing. Often used for words, attitudes, or environments.

• 彼かれの峻しゅん烈れつな批ひ判はんに、誰だれも反はん論ろんできなかった。

  No one could argue against his scathing criticism.

• この小しょう説せつは社しゃ会かいの矛む盾じゅんを峻しゅん烈れつに描えがいている。

  This novel depicts society's contradictions in a sharp, unsparing manner.