21 entries under spiky topic. ×

16
prickly(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
14
spiny(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
14
thorny(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
11
bristly(adjective, sharp, tricky, complicated, prickly)
8
cutting(adjective, strong, sharp, nasty, unpleasant)
4
stinging(adjective, strong, severe, keen, sharp)
2
brambly(adjective, tricky, complicated, thorny)
1
arrowlike(keen, sharp, piercing, prickly)
0
annoying(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
bothersome(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
complicated(tricky, thorny, spiny)
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echinated(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
intricate(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
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involved(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
knotty(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
nettlesome(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
stimulating(strong, powerful, tricky, complicated, spicy)
0
ticklish(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
tricky(complicated, thorny, spiny)
0
troublesome(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiny)
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