6
ornate(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, involved)
6
overwrought
6
ponderous(adjective, good, tedious, dreary, inelegance)
6
stiff(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, unusual)
6
unnatural(adjective, strong, unusual, cold, awkward)
5
affected(adjective, difficult, stiff, strained, artificial)
5
backbreaking(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
5
formidable(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, heavy)
5
grueling(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward)
5
hard(adjective, great, tough, rough, difficult)
5
performed(verb, acted, worked)
5
toilsome(adjective, hard, great, tough, difficult)
5
tough(adjective, great, severe, rough, difficult)
4
formal(adjective, strong, cold, heavy, stiff)
4
lumbering(adjective, uncertain, hesitant, tentative)
4
operated(verb, acted)
4
overdone(adjective, fancy, exact, false, complex)
4
troublesome(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
4
weighty
3
appeared(verb, acted)
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