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spiky(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
11
briery(adjective, sharp, acute, cutting)
11
bristly(adjective, sharp, tricky, complicated, prickly)
6
thistly(adjective, sharp, sharpness)
4
nettlesome(adjective, easy, pain, tricky, complicated)
3
brambly(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
3
echinate(adjective, sharp, hispid)
2
intricate(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
2
knotty(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
2
pricky(adjective, sharp)
2
ticklish(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
2
tricky(adjective, complicated, spiky)
1
troublesome(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
0
annoying(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
0
bothersome(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
0
complicated(adjective, tricky, spiky)
0
echinated(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
0
involved(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
0
stimulating(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
0
trying(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
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