59 entries under tricky topic. ×

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grumpy(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, sensitive, unstable)
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inconstant(adjective, change, continue, delicate, careless)
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cantankerous(adjective, delicate, cross, unpleasant, miserable)
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hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, unpredictable, unreliable)
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splenetic(adjective, delicate, cross, melancholy, sensitive)
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uncertain(adjective, change, weak, continue, delicate)
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thin-skinned(adjective, delicate, sensitive, unpredictable, unreliable)
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surly(adjective, mean, nasty, delicate, unpleasant)
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unsteady(adjective, change, weak, continue, delicate)
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captious(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
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mean(adjective, nasty, delicate, unpleasant, dirty)
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ornery(adjective, mean, nasty, delicate, unpleasant)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive, tense)
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querulous(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
2
uptight(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
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dicey(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
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easily offended(expression, delicate, sensitive, prickly)
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hard(delicate, ridiculous, pitiful, arrogant)
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hazardous(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
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