- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|606
- Abbreviations|0
| intractable(difficulty, problematic) | |
| muricate | |
| peaked | |
| perverse(adjective, difficulty) | |
| pointy(adjective, sharp) | |
| pricky(adjective, sharp) | |
| problematical(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| puzzling(adjective, hard, difficult, loose, complex) | |
| recondite(adjective, difficult, complex, involved, dense) | |
| refractory(adjective, difficulty) | |
| risky(bad, delicate, heavy, awkward, tricky) | |
| salient | |
| scabrous | |
| spiculate | |
| uncomfortable(adjective, rough, painful, tricky, problematic) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, tough, difficult, tricky, problematic) | |
| uphill(adjective, difficult) | |
| worrying(adjective, difficult, problematic) | |
| biting | |
| catchy(delicate, awkward, complicated) |
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