3
heavy(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
3
incomprehensible
3
nodose
3
ornate(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, involved)
3
snarly
3
subtle(adjective, hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
3
wearing(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
2
Daedalean(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
2
arcane(adjective, evil, deep, mysterious, hidden)
2
bad(adjective, evil, mysterious, threatening, nefarious)
2
bothersome(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
2
bumpy(adjective, harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven)
2
compact
2
confounding(adjective, hard, tricky, complicated, puzzling)
2
cramp
2
cryptic(adjective, evil, obscure, difficult, sophisticated)
2
cumbersome(adjective, difficult)
2
deep(adjective, hard, evil, delicate, loose)
2
devious
2
difficile(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy)
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