Distressing
Distressing adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Hellacious and distressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hellacious" instead an adjective "Distressing".
Hellacious
Hellacious adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: the pioneers survived a particularly hellacious river crossing with their covered wagon barely in one piece
Distressing and hellacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distressing" instead an adjective "Hellacious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- heavy and distressing
- heavy and hellacious
- nasty and distressing
- nasty and hellacious
- hard and distressing
- hard and hellacious
- tough and distressing
- tough and hellacious
- grievous and distressing
- grievous and hellacious
- bad and distressing
- bad and hellacious
- terrible and distressing
- terrible and hellacious
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