3
unhappy(adjective, dull, sad, dark, gloomy)
3
unmitigated(adjective, pure, absolute)
3
uphill(adjective, difficult)
3
withering(adjective, pain, painful, severity)
3
woeful(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
absolutist
2
aching(adjective, painful)
2
acrimonious(adjective, severe)
2
adverse(adjective, difficult)
2
atrocious
2
awful
2
baking(adjective, hot, heat, scorching, roasting)
2
biting(adjective, painful)
2
blunt(adjective, severe)
2
breathless(adjective, warm, tight, stale, smelly)
2
brisk(adjective, severe, stringent, drastic)
2
calamitous
2
cantankerous(adjective, difficult)
2
caustic(adjective, severe)
2
clammy(adjective, moist, close, damp, muggy)
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