2
niggling
2
pettish
2
quizzical
2
rankling
2
rude(adjective, hard, rough, nasty, cruel)
2
self-willed
2
sore(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
2
stinging(tender, pain, raw, painful, burning)
2
testy
2
unaccommodating
1
abrasive
1
aching(tender, raw, painful, burning, sore)
1
afflicting(adjective, distressing, bothersome)
1
afflictive(adjective, hard, severe, rough, tender)
1
agonizing(adjective, tender, raw, burning, sore)
1
angering
1
awful(tender, raw, burning, sore, stinging)
1
backbreaking
1
bad(adjective, rude, unpleasant, vicious, wicked)
1
bad-tempered(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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