Here's a question and a few possible answers: 

Q: How bad is the punishment for someone who is over indulgent?
Possible A: severe, harsh, hard, strict, self denying

Why is "severe" an answer aligned with human common sense? 


to indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess: overindulging a fondness for cake. 2. to indulge (a person) excessively: overindulges his children