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209 entries under adjective topic. ×
| splenetic(tough, harsh, awkward, sensitive) | |
| contentious(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| fractious(cross, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| keen(sharp, sharpness) | |
| knotty(thorny, spiky, spiny) | |
| rough(sharpness, roughness, sensation) | |
| tingly(painful, burning, sensation, stinging) | |
| troublesome(burning, thorny, stinging, spiky) | |
| aciculate | |
| biting(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| caustic(irritable, painful, burning, stinging) | |
| complicated(thorny, spiky, spiny) | |
| crabbed(tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant) | |
| crabby(difficult, cross, unpleasant, irritable) | |
| crawly | |
| cross(tough, difficult, unpleasant, sensitive) | |
| cutting(sharp, painful) | |
| edgy(nervous, sensitive, tense, touchy) | |
| excitable(nervous, sensitive, irritable, tense) | |
| intricate(thorny, spiky, spiny) |
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