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dicey(noun, adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive)
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bad(adjective, evil, offensive, violent, heavy)
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nasty(adjective, bad, hard, rough, offensive)
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parlous(adjective, bad, heavy, striking, risky)
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touchy(adjective, delicate, wild, uncertain, sensitive)
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ugly(adjective, bad, hard, tough, severe)
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delicate(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, ill)
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fatal(adjective, hazardous, troubling)
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pernicious(adjective, bad, offensive, foul, disgusting)
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unhealthy(adjective, severe, delicate, awful, terrible)
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vulnerable(adjective, bad, delicate, heavy, uncertain)
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hairy(noun, adjective, slang, delicate, informal)
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baleful(adjective, bad, critical, injurious, forbidding)
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self-destructive
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deadly(adjective, bad, heavy, foul, harmful)
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life-threatening
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touch-and-go(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unsound)
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sensitive(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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tricky(noun, adjective, difficult, delicate, uncertain)
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unstable(adjective, delicate, false, wild, uncertain)
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