- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|817
- Abbreviations|0
65 entries under problematic topic. ×
| upstream(tough, severe, painful, trying) | |
| wearisome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward) | |
| argumentative(tough, trying) | |
| bearish(tough, trying) | |
| boorish(tough, trying) | |
| fastidious(tough, trying) | |
| finicky(tough, thorough, demanding, trying) | |
| fractious(tough, trying) | |
| fussy(hard, tough, difficult, thorough, demanding) | |
| grim(adjective, tough, demanding, trying) | |
| grueling(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward, grim) | |
| hard to please(expression, idiom, tough, trying) | |
| impolite(tough, trying) | |
| intractable(tough, trying) | |
| irritable(tough, trying) | |
| oafish(tough, trying) | |
| obstreperous(tough, trying) | |
| painful(tough, severe, trying) | |
| perverse(tough, trying) | |
| picky(tough, thorough, demanding, trying) |
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