2
knobbed
2
labyrinthine(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
2
mootable(adjective, certain, debatable)
2
mysterious(hard, delicate, uncertain, complex, doubtful)
2
mystifying(hard, delicate, complex, awkward, tricky)
2
obscure(adjective, hard, uncertain, doubtful, dubious)
2
rugged(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward, demanding)
2
suspect(uncertain, doubtful, dubious, tricky, sticky)
2
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
2
ticklish(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
2
troublesome(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
2
unclear(adjective, clear, hard, obscure, delicate)
2
vague(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, ambiguous)
1
Gordian(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward, tricky)
1
abstract(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
1
abstruse(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
1
absurd
1
amorphous
1
betwixt and between(adjective, debatable)
1
beyond belief
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