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43 entries under prickly topic. ×

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ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal)
6
volatile(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
5
captious(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross)
5
sensitive(adjective, delicate, tricky, volatile, fiery)
5
impatient(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable, angry)
2
hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
2
uptight(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
1
bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
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dicey(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
hazardous(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
jumpy(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
perturbable(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
risky(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
thin-skinned(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
1
unpredictable(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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unsafe(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
wired up(expression, adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
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wound up(expression, adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
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easily offended(expression, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
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