8
exasperating(adjective, awkward, uneasy, upsetting, uncomfortable)
8
heavy(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, harsh)
8
not good
8
pesky(adjective, hard, easy, severe, evil)
7
aching(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
biting(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
7
excruciating(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
knotty(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
7
piercing(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
taxing(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
7
tedious(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
ticklish(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, delicate)
6
disagreeable(verb, adjective, person, dull, bad)
6
cringeworthy
6
dreadful(verb, adjective, person, severe, tender)
6
formidable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil)
6
hurtful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
miserable(adjective, dull, gloomy, painful, adverse)
6
nettlesome(adjective, tough, pain, tricky, complicated)
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