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exacting(adjective, dull, hard, tough, easy)
30
difficult(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
22
severe(adjective, hard, tough, easy, severe)
21
fussy(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, full)
20
tough(adjective, dull, hard, easy, severe)
17
finicky(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, cross)
15
fastidious(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward, careful)
14
burdensome(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
14
rigid(adjective, hard, tough, easy, severe)
13
arduous(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
11
laborious(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
11
strenuous(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
11
onerous(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
10
trying(adjective, dull, hard, tough, severe)
8
bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
8
picky(adjective, tough, severe, grim, critical)
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toilsome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
7
challenging(verb, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
6
grim(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
6
hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, rough)
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