10
laboriously(adverb, easy, badly, severely, vigorously)
9
strenuously(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, earnestly)
8
painfully(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, painfully)
7
hardly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, extremely)
6
hard(adverb, easy, badly, extremely, hardly)
5
heavily(adverb, easy, laboriously, strenuously)
5
industriously(adverb, vigorously, earnestly, actively, hastily)
5
mightily(adverb, forcefully)
4
difficultly(adverb, hard, easy, difficultly, laboriously)
4
severely(adverb, painfully, difficultly)
4
toilsomely(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
4
toughly(adverb, difficultly)
4
troublesomely(adverb, painfully, difficultly)
3
assiduously(adverb, seriously, intensely, vigorously, earnestly)
3
awkwardly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
3
gruelingly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
3
harshly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
3
onerously(adverb, difficultly)
3
oppressively(adverb, painfully, difficultly)
3
painstakingly(adverb, vigorously, earnestly, actively, hastily)
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