| irritating(adjective, dull, tough, severe, boring) |
| labored(adjective, hard, great, tough, rough) |
| smarting(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning) |
| stinging(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning) |
| straining |
| tedious(adjective, dull, difficult, tender, boring) |
| wearing(adjective, dull, hard, tough, difficult) |
| awkward(adjective, difficult, demanding, problematic, grueling) |
| bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) |
| challenging(adjective, hard, great, tough, severe) |
| cumbersome(adjective, difficult) |
| disagreeable(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning) |
| irksome(adjective, dull, difficulty, difficult, heavy) |
| murderous(adjective, difficult) |
| precipitous(adjective, sharp, course, quick, rash) |
| saddening(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) |
| titanic(tough, severe, painful, problematic, trying) |
| torturing(adjective, painful) |
| wrenching(adjective, painful) |
| acute(adjective, painful) |