Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(s)afflictive, painful, sorecausing misery or pain or distress“it was a sore trial to him”, “the painful process of growing up”
(s)atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableexceptionally bad or displeasing“atrocious taste”, “abominable workmanship”, “an awful voice”, “dreadful manners”, “a painful performance”, “terrible handwriting”, “an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room”
(s)irritating, painfulcausing physical discomfort“bites of black flies are more than irritating: they can be very painful”