59 entries under adjective topic. ×

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tense(feeling, stress, characteristic, anxious)
35
strained(excited, anxious, pressure, verb)
35
distressing(stress, characteristic, state, feeling)
28
nerve-racking(characteristic, feeling, excited, anxious)
26
anxious(characteristic, feeling, excited, nervous)
24
toilsome(hard, difficult, complex)
23
weighty(hard, difficult, complex)
22
trying(characteristic, feeling, hard, difficult)
21
worrying(characteristic, feeling, stress)
21
oppressive(hard, difficult, complex)
21
rough(hard, difficult, complex)
21
severe(hard, difficult, complex)
20
complex(characteristic, hard, difficult)
20
painful(hard, difficult, complex)
20
burdensome(hard, difficult, complex)
20
complicated(hard, difficult, complex)
20
disturbing(hard, difficult, complex)
19
hard(characteristic, feeling, difficult, complex)
18
tough(characteristic, feeling, hard, difficult)
18
exhausting(characteristic, feeling, stress)
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