2
cutting(adjective, sharp)
2
delicate
2
horned
2
intricate(adjective, tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
2
knifelike(adjective, sharp)
2
knotty(adjective, tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
2
lancinating(adjective, sharp)
2
mucronate
2
needle-pointed
2
pricky(adjective, sharp, thorny)
2
pronged
2
rough
2
salient
2
severe
2
spined
2
stabbing(adjective, sharp)
2
tapered
2
ticklish(adjective, tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
2
tined
2
toothed
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