5
labyrinthian(adjective, convolution)
5
mysterious(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, heavy)
5
mystifying(adjective, hard, evil, loose, complex)
5
nice(hard, exact, full, tricky, complicated)
5
recondite(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
5
snarled(adjective, complicated)
5
winding(verb, adjective)
4
abstract(hard, obscure, complex, tricky, complicated)
4
bewildering(adjective, hard, obscure, sophisticated, involved)
4
confounding(adjective, hard, tricky, complicated, puzzling)
4
critical(delicate, awkward, complicated)
4
exacting(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward)
4
hairy(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
4
prickly(thorny, spiky, spiny)
4
problematical(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
4
showy(adjective, fancy, delicate, complex, special)
3
arcane(adjective, evil, heavy, deep, doubtful)
3
busy(adjective, complex, involved, complicated, detailed)
3
devious
3
ambiguous(adjective, complex, doubtful, vague, unclear)
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