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painful(adjective, hard, rough, tender, pain)
11
grievous(adjective, bad, rough, sad, tender)
11
sore(adjective, tender, pain, painful)
10
distressing(adjective, rough, tender, pain, unpleasant)
7
hurtful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
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aching(adjective, tender, pain, cruel)
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agonizing(adjective, hard, rough, tender)
5
distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, offensive)
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excruciating(adjective, tender, painful, burning)
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unpleasant(adjective, sad, tender, offensive, sorrow)
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dire(adjective, hard, severe, tender, unpleasant)
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hurting(tender, cruel, unkind, burning)
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severe(adjective, hard, tender, awful, heavy)
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sharp(adjective, tender, burning, sore)
4
uncomfortable(adjective, rough, tender, painful)
3
harrowing(tender, miserable, wretched, burning)
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stinging(adjective, tender, painful, burning)
3
tormenting(tender, burning, sore, stinging)
3
troublesome(adjective, dull, tender, gloomy, miserable)
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awful(adjective, tender, terrible, miserable)
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