20
sad(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
burly(adjective, hard, great, difficult, complex)
19
rough(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
toilsome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
bulky(adjective, great, big, heavy, awkward)
18
grievous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
severe(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
stale(adjective, dull, hard, difficult, complex)
16
dull(adjective, dull, quiet, severe, slow)
13
awkward(adjective, heavy, substantial, large, stiff)
11
unwieldy(adjective, heavy, awkward, substantial, inept)
10
cumbersome(adjective, easy, severe, harsh, heavy)
10
boring(adjective, dreary, drab, colorless, arid)
10
slow(adjective, dull, boring, tedious, lazy)
9
clumsy(adjective, difficult, heavy, awkward, stiff)
9
elephantine(adjective, good, big, heavy, awkward)
9
large(adjective, great, big, heavy, full)
8
big(adjective, great, heavy, significant, substantial)
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