4
occult
4
paradoxical(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
4
thwarting(verb, adjective, hindering)
4
unexplainable(adjective, strange, unfathomable, inexplicable, puzzling)
3
arcane(adjective, obscure, difficult, solid, dark)
3
complicating(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
constraining(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
cramping(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
embarrassing
3
handicapping(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
hindering(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
labyrinthine(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
3
obstructing(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
restraining(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
restricting(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
strange(adjective, unfathomable, inexplicable, puzzling, unexplained)
3
tangled(adjective, hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
3
unintelligible(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, solid)
3
vague(adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertain, unclear)
2
Byzantine
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