13
vexatious(adjective, pain, sorrow, negative, emotion)
11
annoying(adjective, pain, sorrow, negative, emotion)
11
pesky(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion, bothersome)
10
irritating(adjective, pain)
10
vexing(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion, irritating)
9
bothersome(adjective, tough, pain, tricky, complicated)
9
galling(adjective, pain)
9
prickly(adjective, easy, pain, thorny, spiky)
8
thorny(adjective, tough, easy, difficult, pain)
7
peckish
7
peevish
7
pestering
7
plaguy(adjective, pain, vexatious)
6
cranky
6
fractious
6
irritable
6
maddening(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
6
pestiferous
6
pettish
6
petulant
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