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| out of humor(expression, idiom, cross, emotional) | |
| oversensitive(cross, nervous, sensitive, emotional) | |
| painful(rough, burning, sore, stinging) | |
| piercing(severe, keen, sharp, fine) | |
| pointy | |
| pungent(stinging, smarting) | |
| raw(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| severe(sharp, painful, burning, acute) | |
| smarting(rough, painful, burning, sore) | |
| spiteful(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, bad-tempered) | |
| stabbing | |
| tart(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| terrible(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| thin-skinned(sensitive, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| thrilling | |
| throbbing(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| tormenting(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| uncomfortable(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| uneven | |
| acerbic |
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