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398 entries under adjective topic. ×
| hot(strong, sharp, difficult, intense) | |
| hurtful(hard, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| lamentable(upset, sad, miserable, wretched) | |
| snappy(strong, sharp, sweet, powerful) | |
| sour | |
| striking(open, pleasant, lively, sensitive) | |
| telling(strong, open, powerful, sensitive) | |
| wretched(sad, miserable, pitiful, pathetic) | |
| affective(moving, sensitive, touching, exciting) | |
| agitating(moving, emotional, painful, touching) | |
| corrosive | |
| deplorable(sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) | |
| inspiring(strong, moving, pleasant, difficult) | |
| melancholy(wretched, pitiful, pathetic) | |
| nostalgic(moving, emotional, touching) | |
| perturbing(moving, emotional, painful, touching) | |
| plaintive(sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) | |
| regrettable | |
| relevant | |
| rousing(moving, pleasant, pleasing, touching) |
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