2
raging
2
sad(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
2
sensitive(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
2
stiff
2
suffering(verb, adjective, sick, distressing, disturbing)
2
taunting(verb, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
2
tearing(adjective, severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
2
tender(adjective, raw, painful, burning, sore)
2
threatening(verb, adjective, threatening)
2
trying(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
2
warning(verb, adjective, threatening)
2
worrisome
2
wounded(adjective, sick, painful, stricken, hospitalized)
1
arousing(verb, aggravating)
1
baffling
1
befuddling
1
berating
1
besetting(adjective, painful)
1
bilking
1
bleeding(adjective, painful)
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