Afflictive
Afflictive adjective - Causing or feeling bodily pain.
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Brutal and afflictive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Afflictive".
Brutal
Brutal adjective - Difficult to endure.
Afflictive and brutal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflictive" instead an adjective "Brutal".
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