7
wearying(adjective, dull, awkward, boring, tired)
6
grim(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, unhappy)
6
annoying(adjective, dull, rough, boring, painful)
6
cringeworthy
6
dicey(noun, adjective, risky, dangerous, unsafe)
6
drudgery
6
froward(adjective, support, attitude, troublesome)
6
gruelling
6
hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, critical)
6
irritating(adjective, dull, hard, tough, rough)
6
multiple
6
perilous(adjective, adverse, risky, dangerous, treacherous)
6
prickly(tough, harsh, awkward, burning, grumpy)
6
terrible(adjective, severe, tender, awful, awkward)
5
abstract(adjective, hard, obscure, complex, complicated)
5
awful(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
5
bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
5
choosy(adjective, demanding, scrupulous, particular, meticulous)
5
crabbed(difficulty, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
5
difficile(adjective, hard, tough, rough, heavy)
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