1
bleak
1
boring
1
chafing(verb, paining)
1
cheerless
1
comfortless(adjective, uncomfortable)
1
delicate(difficult, embarrassing)
1
deplorable
1
difficult(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
dismal
1
dolorous
1
dreary
1
frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
1
grievous
1
hairy(difficult, embarrassing)
1
hard(severe, difficult, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
hurting(verb, paining)
1
joyless
1
laborious(hard, severe, difficult, offensive, distressing)
1
lamentable
1
mournful
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