8
thistly(adjective, sharp, sharpness, thorny)
8
ticklish(adjective, sensitive, thorny, quick-tempered, spiky)
7
acute(adjective, sharp, sharpness)
7
barbellate
7
briary(adjective, sharpness)
7
bristled
7
itchy(adjective, sensation, tickly)
7
nettlesome(adjective, easy, pain, thorny, spiky)
7
short-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered)
7
snappish(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
7
spinous(adjective, sharp, sharpness)
6
bad-tempered(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
6
brambly(adjective, thorny, spiky, spiny)
6
burred
6
burry
6
cranky(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable, fiery)
6
crusty(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
6
delicate(adjective, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
6
difficult(tough, harsh, awkward, burning, grumpy)
6
peaked(sharpness, pointed)
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