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toilsome(adjective, hard, great, tough, difficult)
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trying(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy, complex)
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violent(adjective, calm, strong, hard, severe)
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sticky(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, informal)
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thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
24
tricky(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, complex)
23
unpolished(adjective, good, hard, start, smooth)
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uneven(adjective, mean, smooth, severe, sharp)
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burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, heavy)
23
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, tedious, demanding)
23
vulgar(adjective, dull, mean, bad, hard)
22
grinding(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, heavy)
21
backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy, complex)
21
complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
21
grievous(adjective, hard, difficult, unpleasant, complex)
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gross(adjective, mean, bad, hard, smooth)
21
irregular(adjective, mean, property, coarse, uneven)
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painful(adjective, bad, hard, difficult, offensive)
21
rasping(adjective, quiet, hard, severe, sharp)
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