Backbreaking
Backbreaking adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming
Painful and backbreaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Painful" instead an adjective "Backbreaking".
Painful
Painful adjective - Causing or feeling bodily pain.
Backbreaking and painful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backbreaking" instead an adjective "Painful".
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