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acanthoid
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difficult
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nettlesome(easy, pain, tricky, complicated)
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brambly(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
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echinate(sharp, thorny, hispid)
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hispid
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jagged
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pointy(sharp, pointed)
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spiculate
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aciculate
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aculeate
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cutting
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intricate(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
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knifelike
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knotty(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
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lancinating
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pricky(sharp, thorny)
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spined
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stabbing
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ticklish(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
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