3
throbbing(adjective, painful)
3
towering(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tragic(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tragical(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tremendous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
uncomfortable(adjective, painful)
3
ungodly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
unholy(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
unpleasant(adjective, painful)
3
unsettling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
uphill(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward)
3
very trying
3
vicious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
wicked(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
woesome(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
2
accented
2
aggravating(adjective, painful)
2
castigatory
2
chafing(adjective, painful)
2
chastening
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