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bothersome(adjective, thorny, spiky, spiny)
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burning(adjective, painful, stinging, tingly, smarting)
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choleric(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive)
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craggy(sharpness, roughness)
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crawling
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curmudgeonly
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cuspidate
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dire(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
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distressing(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
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dreadful(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable, emotional)
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echinate(adjective, sharp, thorny)
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edge
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emotional(adjective, sensitive, vulnerable, touchy, hypersensitive)
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excruciating(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
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extreme(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
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grievous(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
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gruff(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy)
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grumpy(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, sensitive, disagreeable)
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hairy
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