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impossible(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
18
stale(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, tight)
18
toilsome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
17
muggy(adjective, moist, close, heavy, hot)
17
ropy(adjective, feature, characteristic, structure, thick)
16
gooey(noun, adjective, keep, clean, thick)
16
clammy(adjective, moist, close, hot, wet)
16
gluey(adjective, keep, clean, thick, tacky)
14
awkward(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, informal)
13
tacky(adjective, keep, secure, clean, thick)
12
humid(adjective, moist, close, heavy, hot)
12
mucilaginous(adjective, secure, thick, tacky, viscous)
12
steamy(adjective, close, hot, chilly, damp)
12
sultry(adjective, moist, close, heavy, hot)
11
adhesive(adjective, keep, secure, clean, thick)
11
delicate(adjective, difficult, awkward, tricky, complicated)
10
embarrassing(adjective, difficult, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
10
moist(adjective, close, hot, wet, chilly)
10
pasty(adjective, wet, tacky, damp, mushy)
9
close(adjective, moist, hot, wet, scorching)
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