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69 entries under demanding topic. ×

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toilsome(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult)
2
tough(adjective, great, severe, difficult, painful)
1
bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
1
difficile(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
1
distressing(adjective, difficult, awkward, grueling)
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disturbing(adjective, difficult, offensive, stimulating)
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fatiguing(adjective, difficult, awkward, grueling)
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heavy(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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herculean(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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hostile(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome, exacting)
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intricate(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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irksome(adjective, difficult, awkward, strenuous)
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knotty(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward)
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labored(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult)
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murder(adjective, great, tough, difficult, terrible)
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operose(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
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rigid(tough, severe, painful, thorough)
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taxing(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, complex)
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testing(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward, grim)
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tiring(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward, grim)
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