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101 entries under painful topic. ×
| distressful | |
| gargantuan(tough, severe, problematic, trying) | |
| gnawing | |
| no picnic(expression, adjective, tough, severe, rough) | |
| not easy(expression, idiom, tough, severe, difficulty) | |
| stabbing | |
| aggravating | |
| chafing | |
| difficile(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| horrendous | |
| inflaming | |
| insufferable | |
| irritated(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| miserable | |
| odious | |
| offensive | |
| prickly(adjective, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| tender(adjective, raw, burning, sore) | |
| vexatious(adjective, dull, difficult, tender, boring) | |
| withering |
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