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- Thesaurus|606
- Abbreviations|0
| spiked(adjective, sharp, sharpness, pointed) | |
| burred | |
| burry | |
| critical(bad, delicate, heavy, awkward, tricky) | |
| baffling(adjective, difficult, delicate, complex, tricky) | |
| brambly(adjective, spiky, spiny) | |
| pointed(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, sharpness) | |
| sharp(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, sharpness) | |
| strenuous(adjective, difficult, embarrassing) | |
| tangled(hard, difficulty, tricky, complicated) | |
| vexatious(adjective, difficult, problematic) | |
| abstruse(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose) | |
| aciculate | |
| acute(adjective, sharp, sharpness) | |
| demanding(adjective, difficult) | |
| hairy(bad, difficult, heavy, risky, dangerous) | |
| keen(adjective, sharp, sharpness) | |
| stinging(adjective, sharp, pointed) | |
| touchy(bad, delicate, heavy, awkward, tricky) | |
| acanthoid |
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