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burred
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burry
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baffling(difficult, delicate, complex, tricky)
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brambly(spiky, spiny)
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pointed(keen, sharp, fine, sharpness)
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sharp(keen, sharp, fine, sharpness)
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strenuous(difficult, embarrassing)
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vexatious(difficult, problematic)
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abstruse(hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
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aciculate
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acute(sharp, sharpness)
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demanding
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keen(sharp, sharpness)
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stinging(sharp, pointed)
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acanthoid
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muricate
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perverse
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pointy
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pricky
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problematical(hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
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