4
labored
4
pillorying(noun, verb)
4
retaliating(verb, revenging)
4
revenging(verb, revenging)
4
stiff(adjective, persistent, demanding, unyielding, exhausting)
4
wearying
3
abating(verb, penalizing)
3
afflicting
3
castigatory
3
counteracting(verb, revenging)
3
deducting(verb, penalizing)
3
discounting(verb, penalizing)
3
effortful
3
encumbering(verb, penalizing)
3
forfeiting(verb, penalizing)
3
handicapping(verb, penalizing)
3
inflictive
3
judging(verb, penalizing)
3
keelhauling
3
killing(verb, adjective)
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