61 entries under tricky topic. ×
| disputable(sticky, challenging) | |
| doubtful(uncertain, shy, hesitant, sticky) | |
| dubious(sticky, challenging) | |
| dubitable(sticky, challenging) | |
| enigmatic(sticky, challenging) | |
| fickle(delicate, thorny) | |
| formidable(adjective, tough, difficult, complex, demanding) | |
| hair-trigger | |
| inconstant(delicate, thorny) | |
| indecisive(uncertain, hesitant, sticky, tentative) | |
| mercurial(delicate, thorny) | |
| moot(sticky, challenging) | |
| open(sticky, challenging) | |
| questionable(sticky, challenging) | |
| rocky(delicate, complicated, thorny) | |
| suspect(sticky, challenging) | |
| temperamental(delicate, thorny) | |
| unpredictable | |
| up for grabs(expression, idiom, sticky, challenging) | |
| variable(delicate, thorny) |
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