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| fierce(adjective, strong, evil, nasty, difficult) | |
| forceful(adjective, strong, severe, difficult, intense) | |
| germane(adjective, appropriate) | |
| harrowing | |
| heart-breaking | |
| hot(adjective, strong, sharp, difficult, intense) | |
| hurtful(adjective, hard, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| lamentable(adjective, upset, sad, miserable, wretched) | |
| profound | |
| racking(strong, violent) | |
| snappy(adjective, strong, sharp, sweet, powerful) | |
| sour(adjective, pungent) | |
| stabbing(strong, violent) | |
| striking(adjective, open, pleasant, lively, sensitive) | |
| telling(adjective, strong, open, powerful, sensitive) | |
| wretched(adjective, sad, miserable, pitiful, pathetic) | |
| affective(adjective, moving, sensitive, touching, exciting) | |
| agitating(adjective, moving, emotional, painful, touching) | |
| barbed | |
| brilliant(open, sensitive, animated) |
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