3
trying(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
3
unbearable(adjective, painful)
3
unkind
3
vicious(adjective, hard, cutting, hurtful)
2
acidulous
2
agonising
2
awful(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
2
bothersome(adjective, painful)
2
briery
2
brisk(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
2
bruised(adjective, tender, painful, uncomfortable)
2
bunko
2
burdensome(adjective, painful)
2
cold(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
2
crisp(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
2
crusty
2
cynical(adjective, resentful, sulky, embittered, cheated)
2
dire(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
2
dreadful(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
2
escharotic
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