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142 entries under adjective topic. ×
| esoteric(hard, difficult, complex) | |
| barbed(sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting) | |
| ticklish(difficult, delicate, complex, tricky) | |
| briery(sharp, fine, acute, cutting) | |
| bristly(sharp, prickly, pointed, spiky) | |
| setose | |
| spiky(sharp, fine, sharpness, acute) | |
| troublesome(hard, rough, difficult, delicate) | |
| setaceous | |
| thistly(sharp, sharpness, pointed) | |
| awkward(tough, difficulty, difficult, delicate) | |
| barbellate | |
| bothersome(tough, difficult, tricky, problematic) | |
| perplexing(hard, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| spinous(sharp, sharpness, pointed) | |
| formidable(bad, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| briary | |
| bristled | |
| nettlesome(tough, easy, difficult, pain) | |
| spiked(sharp, sharpness, pointed) |
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