buck-thorn.
painful, troublesome, uneasy, tiresome, bitter, odious, cruel;
haughty, austere, grievous, vexatious, mortal, terrible.
bitter;
sour, acrid, sharp, harsh, grievous, painful, disagreeable, tiresome, tedious, disgraceful, fatal, sad, tormenting, austere;
maddening;
biting, satirical.