| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | admin-heavy | requiring much administrative work |
| 2. | aggravating | annoying and making matters harder |
| 3. | all-consuming | taking nearly all attention or energy |
| 4. | annoying | causing irritation or difficulty |
| 5. | arduous | requiring great effort and persistence |
| 6. | awkward | difficult to handle smoothly |
| 7. | backbreaking | requiring exhausting physical effort |
| 8. | binding | restrictive and hard to escape |
| 9. | bothersome | causing trouble or annoyance |
| 10. | bulky | large and hard to handle |
| 11. | challenging | testing one’s ability or resources |
| 12. | clumsy | awkward and hard to manage |
| 13. | complex | not simple; hard to manage |
| 14. | complicated | difficult due to many parts |
| 15. | constraining | limiting freedom and making things difficult |
| 16. | cost-intensive | requiring substantial financial resources |
| 17. | costly | requiring much money or sacrifice |
| 18. | cumbersome | awkward and difficult to manage |
| 19. | daunting | intimidatingly difficult to face |
| 20. | debilitating | weakening and hard to endure |
| 21. | demanding | requiring much time, effort, or skill |
| 22. | difficult | not easy to deal with |
| 23. | documentation-heavy | requiring much documentation |
| 24. | draining | using up energy or resources |
| 25. | effortful | requiring noticeable effort |
| 26. | elaborate | complicated and demanding attention |
| 27. | encumbering | weighing down or hindering |
| 28. | energy-draining | using up much energy |
| 29. | exacting | requiring careful effort or attention |
| 30. | exhausting | making someone very tired |
| 31. | exigent | requiring urgent effort or attention |
| 32. | expensive | costing a lot to bear |
| 33. | fatiguing | causing tiredness through effort |
| 34. | formidable | difficult because of size or strength |
| 35. | frustrating | causing difficulty and irritation |
| 36. | grueling | extremely tiring and demanding |
| 37. | gruelling | extremely tiring and demanding |
| 38. | hampering | making progress difficult |
| 39. | hard | requiring much effort or endurance |
| 40. | harsh | unpleasantly hard or demanding |
| 41. | heavy | emotionally or physically weighty |
| 42. | hindering | making action or progress harder |
| 43. | impractical | not workable; difficult to use |
| 44. | inconvenient | causing trouble or difficulty |
| 45. | intimidating | frighteningly difficult or demanding |
| 46. | intractable | very hard to manage or solve |
| 47. | intricate | complicated and requiring careful effort |
| 48. | involved | complicated and difficult to manage |
| 49. | irksome | annoying and hard to tolerate |
| 50. | labor-intensive | requiring a lot of labor |
| 51. | laborious | requiring long, hard work |
| 52. | maintenance-heavy | requiring much upkeep |
| 53. | miserable | very unpleasant and hard to endure |
| 54. | money-draining | using up a lot of money |
| 55. | nettlesome | annoying and troublesome |
| 56. | onerous | demanding too much effort or duty |
| 57. | oppressive | weighing heavily on someone |
| 58. | overpowering | too strong or intense to bear |
| 59. | overwhelming | too much to handle easily |
| 60. | painstaking | requiring great care and effort |
| 61. | paperwork-heavy | requiring much paperwork |
| 62. | pressing | requiring immediate effort or attention |
| 63. | problematic | causing problems or difficulty |
| 64. | prohibitive | too costly or difficult to allow |
| 65. | punishing | extremely hard or exhausting |
| 66. | recalcitrant | stubbornly difficult to control |
| 67. | refractory | stubbornly hard to manage |
| 68. | resource-draining | using up many resources |
| 69. | resource-intensive | requiring many resources to manage |
| 70. | restrictive | limiting and difficult to work with |
| 71. | rigorous | strict and demanding in effort |
| 72. | rough | difficult, harsh, or unpleasant |
| 73. | severe | very hard or demanding |
| 74. | stiff | difficult and demanding to meet |
| 75. | stifling | oppressively limiting or difficult |
| 76. | strenuous | requiring intense physical or mental effort |
| 77. | stressful | causing mental strain or pressure |
| 78. | stringent | strict and difficult to satisfy |
| 79. | suffocating | oppressively hard to endure |
| 80. | taxing | requiring great effort or endurance |
| 81. | tedious | long, dull, and tiring |
| 82. | time-consuming | taking a lot of time |
| 83. | tiresome | annoying or tiring to handle |
| 84. | tough | difficult to endure or accomplish |
| 85. | troublesome | causing difficulty, worry, or annoyance |
| 86. | troubling | causing worry or difficulty |
| 87. | trying | difficult and testing one’s patience |
| 88. | undesirable | not wanted because troublesome |
| 89. | unhandy | awkward or inconvenient to use |
| 90. | unmanageable | too difficult to control or handle |
| 91. | unpleasant | not enjoyable to endure |
| 92. | unwelcome | not wanted and inconvenient |
| 93. | unwieldy | difficult to handle or manage |
| 94. | unworkable | too difficult to function effectively |
| 95. | vexing | causing annoyance or difficulty |
| 96. | wearing | gradually tiring or exhausting |
| 97. | wearisome | causing tiredness or frustration |
| 98. | wearying | making someone tired or impatient |
| 99. | weighty | serious and hard to carry |
| 100. | work-intensive | requiring much work |

