16 entries under exhausting topic. ×

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chastening(verb, adjective, severe, demanding)
8
heavy(adjective, hard, difficult, tedious, demanding)
6
harsh(adjective, hard, difficult, persistent, demanding)
6
strenuous(adjective, hard, difficult, demanding)
6
tiring(adjective, hard, difficult, tedious, demanding)
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demanding(adjective, hard, difficult, strenuous)
5
torturous(adjective, severe, demanding, tormenting)
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fatiguing(adjective, hard, difficult, demanding)
4
stiff(adjective, persistent, demanding, unyielding)
2
crushing(adjective, demanding)
2
excruciating(adjective, severe, demanding, unbearable)
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brutal(adjective, demanding)
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fierce(adjective, persistent, demanding, unyielding)
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hairy(adjective, demanding)
0
racking(adjective, severe, demanding, unbearable)
0
unremitting(adjective, persistent, demanding, unyielding)
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