3
distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
3
gnawing(adjective, painful)
3
hateful(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
3
hostile(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
3
ill-natured(adjective, mean, malicious, malevolent, vindictive)
3
inimical(adjective, negative, antagonistic, contrary, harmful)
3
insalubrious(adjective, offensive, foul, disgusting, harmful)
3
merciless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, unpleasant)
3
pestilential(adjective, bad, evil, harmful, injurious)
3
poignant(adjective, hard, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
3
rancorous(adjective, mean, negative, malicious, harmful)
3
scathing(hard, sharp, unkind, spiteful, cutting)
3
stiff
3
torturous
3
unbearable(adjective, painful)
2
acid(adjective, severe, sharp, nasty, behavior)
2
acrimonious(hard, severe, unkind, cutting, wounding)
2
annoying(adjective, sharp, nasty, tender, offensive)
2
atrocious
2
brutal(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant, cruel)
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