| intricate(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, severe) |
| labored(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward) |
| niggling(adjective, inconvenient) |
| offensive(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible) |
| perturbing(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) |
| pestiferous(adjective, bothersome, worrisome) |
| raw(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) |
| rugged(adjective, hard, tough, evil, rough) |
| saddening(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) |
| sticky(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy) |
| stinging(adjective, tender, pain, raw, painful) |
| strained |
| teasing(adjective, aggravating) |
| tender(raw, burning, sore, stinging, tingly) |
| touchy(awkward, irritable, uneasy, uncomfortable, irascible) |
| unsettling(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) |
| untoward(adjective, unpleasant, negative, adverse, unfortunate) |
| wicked(adjective, hard, easy, severe, difficult) |
| besetting(adjective, painful) |
| bitter(adjective, painful) |