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acrimonious
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bitter
4
contumelious
4
desiccating(verb, drying)
4
destructive
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deteriorating(verb, deteriorating)
4
incisive
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oppressive(pain, painful, severity)
4
piercing
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ruinous(pain, devastating, disastrous)
4
scornful
4
shrinking(verb, reduction, shrinkage, tightening)
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atrophying(verb, deteriorating)
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burdensome(pain, painful)
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burning
3
contracting(verb, contracting)
3
critical(disapprobation, detracting)
3
cruel(painful, severity)
3
deadly
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drooping
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