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| ungovernable(tough, unpleasant, terrible, wild) | |
| unpliable(tough, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| unruly(tough, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| unyielding(tough, unpleasant, stiff, stubborn) | |
| wayward(tough, wild, irritable, restless) | |
| willful(tough, obstinate, stubborn, obstreperous) | |
| backbreaking(adjective, demanding, grueling, problematical) | |
| bull-headed(adjective, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| cross-grained(irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty) | |
| curmudgeonly(irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty) | |
| effortful(adjective, complex, demanding, complicated) | |
| exacting(adjective, demanding, problematic, grueling) | |
| exhausting(adjective, demanding, grueling, problematical) | |
| fatiguing(adjective, demanding, grueling, problematical) | |
| formidable(adjective, tough, complex, demanding) | |
| grinding(adjective, demanding, grueling, problematical) | |
| grueling(adjective, demanding, problematical) | |
| hair-trigger | |
| herculean(adjective, demanding, grueling, problematical) | |
| ill-disposed(adjective, rude, contrary, annoying) |
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