2
penetrating
2
prickly(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
2
pungent
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2
tearing(adjective, severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
2
withering(adjective, painful)
1
afflicting
1
bedeviling
1
bedevilling
1
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1
bleeding(adjective, painful)
1
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1
bloody(adjective, painful)
1
bruised(adjective, painful)
1
brutal(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
1
brutish(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
1
cold-blooded(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
1
crucifying
1
degenerate(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
1
demoniac(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
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