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111 entries under adjective topic. ×
| hefty(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| ponderous(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| profound(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| weighty(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| ambitious(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| grinding(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| rugged(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| unbearable(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| chastening(verb, severe, demanding, exhausting) | |
| disciplining(noun, verb, penalizing) | |
| penalizing(verb, penalizing) | |
| punitive(reward, punishment) | |
| grueling | |
| gruelling | |
| heavy(hard, difficult, tedious, demanding) | |
| avenging(verb, revenging) | |
| castigating(verb, disciplinary, penal) | |
| imprisoning | |
| harsh(hard, difficult, persistent, demanding) | |
| incarcerating |
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