4
exacting(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, heavy)
4
exasperating
4
fearful
4
fierce(adjective, severe, evil, sharp, nasty)
4
foul(adjective, bad, offensive, revolting, horrid)
4
harassing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, irritating)
4
keen
4
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, anguished)
4
nauseating(adjective, bad, offensive, foul, revolting)
4
nettlesome
4
noxious(adjective, bad, offensive, foul, revolting)
4
piteous(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
pitiful(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, awful)
4
sickening(adjective, bad, offensive, foul, revolting)
4
stiff(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
4
strenuous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
4
touching(adjective, moving, emotional, distressing, upsetting)
4
troubling(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
4
wearisome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
3
affecting(moving, sad, emotional, touching, distressing)
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