120 entries under delicate topic. ×

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mental(adjective, quiet, slight, fine, thin)
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narrow(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
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rarefied(adjective, dull, light, weak, slight)
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unclear(hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
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meager(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
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mysterious(adjective, hard, obscure, deep)
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restrained(adjective, quiet, gentle, superior)
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slinky(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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thin as a rail(expression, idiom, dull, slight, thin)
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threadlike(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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unsubstantial(adjective, fine, thin, slim)
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abstract(hard, obscure, complex, vague)
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all skin and bones(expression, idiom, dull, slight, thin)
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angular(dull, slight, thin, lifeless)
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baffling(hard, complex, vague, ambiguous)
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beanpole(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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beanstalk(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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bony(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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cadaverous(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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emaciated(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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