78 entries under volatile topic. ×

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touchy(adjective, kind, soft, easy, gentle)
34
tricky(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, delicate)
33
delicate(adjective, calm, hurt, soft, moderate)
30
precarious(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, uncertain)
19
ticklish(adjective, kind, easy, gentle, difficult)
16
irritable(adjective, delicate, cross, passionate, anxious)
16
emotional(adjective, kind, moving, soft, gentle)
16
susceptible(adjective, open, weak, moving, friendly)
12
excitable(adjective, upset, moving, energetic, passionate)
11
nervous(adjective, moving, anxious, worried, emotional)
11
unstable(adjective, weak, delicate, passionate, uncertain)
10
hypersensitive(adjective, soft, delicate, material, passionate)
10
oversensitive(adjective, soft, delicate, cross, irritable)
10
temperamental(adjective, moving, delicate, nervous, emotional)
9
risky(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, awkward)
8
irascible(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
8
quick(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, obscure)
8
thin-skinned(adjective, hurt, weak, gentle, delicate)
8
uncertain(adjective, weak, delicate, passionate, unstable)
7
high-strung(adjective, passionate, lively, anxious, nervous)
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