158 entries under painful topic. ×
| terrible(adjective, appearance, bad, hard, great) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, great, tender, offensive) | |
| cold(adjective, calm, mean, hard, cool) | |
| obdurate(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| unsympathetic(adjective, person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| dreadful(adjective, wicked, sickness, ache) | |
| hurtful(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| inclement(adjective, hard, cool, tough, keen) | |
| raw(adjective, hard, cool, keen, sharp) | |
| unsparing(adjective, person, mean, strong, hard) | |
| bleak(adjective, appearance, hard, cool, tough) | |
| unkind(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| stinging(adjective, strong, cool, keen, sharp) | |
| tormenting(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, tough, evil, sharp) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, tender) | |
| formidable(adjective, appearance, great, tough, difficult) | |
| aching(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) |
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