Backbreaking and Gentle

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Backbreaking adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming

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Gentle is an antonym for backbreaking.

Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.

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Backbreaking is an antonym for gentle.

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