80 entries under painful topic. ×
| sharp(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| throbbing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| uncomfortable(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, unpleasant) | |
| afflictive(adjective, hard, severe, tender, unpleasant) | |
| brutal(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, vicious, wicked) | |
| bitter(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, vicious) | |
| irritated(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| prickly(adjective, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| rigorous(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| smarting(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| stinging(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| tender(adjective, raw, burning, sore) | |
| upsetting | |
| bleeding | |
| bloody | |
| bruised | |
| consumptive(adjective, bad, harmful, injurious) | |
| cutting | |
| detrimental(adjective, bad, harmful, injurious) |
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