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158 entries under adjective topic. ×
| vexing(sorrow, negative, emotion) | |
| affecting(moving, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| agitative | |
| encouraging(verb, motivating) | |
| irksome(hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| pesky(sorrow, negative, emotion, bothersome) | |
| poignant(moving, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| propelling(verb, moving, touching, exciting) | |
| provocative(hot, mature, stimulating, sensual) | |
| tormenting(verb, sorrow, negative, emotion) | |
| troublesome(hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| arousing(noun, verb, moving, hot) | |
| bothersome(hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| challenging(verb, stimulating) | |
| disappointing(verb, sorrow, negative, emotion) | |
| grating(verb, displeasing) | |
| nettlesome(pain, sorrow, negative, emotion) | |
| offending(verb, displeasing) | |
| riling(verb, displeasing) | |
| touching(moving, exciting, stirring, poignant) |
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