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ruthful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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severe(hard, tender, awful, heavy)
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sharp(tender, raw, burning, sore)
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uncomfortable(rough, tender, raw, painful)
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achy(pain, painful, burning, stinging)
3
disconsolate(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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drear(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
galling(hard, rough, offensive, unpleasant)
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grieved(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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heavy-hearted(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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irritating
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languishing(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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nagging(pain, painful, burning, upsetting)
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pensive(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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plaintive(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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stinging(tender, raw, painful, burning)
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tearful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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troublesome(dull, tender, gloomy, miserable)
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wailful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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annoying(hard, rough, unpleasant, vicious)
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