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piercing(adjective, severe, tender, raw, painful)
9
arduous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender)
9
trying(adjective, tender, offensive, raw, painful)
7
sore(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
6
biting(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
6
stinging(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
6
troublesome(adjective, tender, offensive, raw, painful)
5
aching(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
5
hurtful(adjective, tender, offensive, raw, painful)
4
disagreeable(adjective, tender, offensive, raw, painful)
4
distasteful(adjective, tender, raw, sore)
4
hard(tender, offensive, raw, distressing)
4
smarting(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
4
throbbing(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
4
unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender)
3
afflictive(tender, miserable, raw, wretched)
3
difficult(adjective, hard, severe, tender, offensive)
3
uncomfortable(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
2
hurting(tender, raw, sore, stinging)
2
laborious(tender, offensive, raw, distressing)
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