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harrowing(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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achy(adjective, tender, pain, painful)
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disagreeable(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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sharp(adjective, hard, severe, tender, raw)
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troublesome(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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trying(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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unpleasant(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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awful(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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caustic(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender)
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dire(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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dreadful(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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extreme(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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nagging(adjective, tender, pain, gloomy, painful)
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prickly(adjective, rough, painful, sore)
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terrible(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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afflictive(adjective, tender, pain, raw)
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difficult(adjective, tender, raw, sore)
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extremely bad(expression, adjective, tender, gloomy, raw)
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saddening(adjective, tender, gloomy, raw)
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vexatious(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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