11
ticklish(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, tricky)
11
touchy(adjective, difficult, delicate, irritable, restless)
11
unrefined(adjective, rough, rude, common, coarse)
10
inapt(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, false)
10
annoying(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, pain)
10
boorish(adjective, sharp, rough, rude, careless)
10
halting(adjective, rude, uncertain, hesitant, incompetent)
10
hazardous(adjective, difficult, cumbersome, unwieldy)
10
inexperienced(adjective, dull, flat, slow, inadequate)
10
left-handed(adjective, awkward, unskillful, unskillfulness)
10
wooden(adjective, rude, uncertain, stiff, tasteless)
9
bad(adjective, poor, small, common, usual)
9
inappropriate(adjective, good, dull, wrong, ability)
9
lumpish(adjective, ability, heavy, inept, ungainly)
9
precarious(adjective, difficult, delicate, unsettled, tricky)
9
risky(adjective, difficult, delicate, tricky, complicated)
9
self-conscious(adjective, counterfeit, doubtful, hollow, insecure)
9
thorny(adjective, tough, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
9
unskilful
8
cumbrous(adjective, inexpedience, cumbersome, aroused negative)
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