18 entries under dense topic. ×

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difficult(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, delicate)
34
knotty(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
29
complicated(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
28
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, awkward)
27
intricate(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate)
23
involved(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
20
labyrinthine(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, complex)
19
Gordian(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
19
sophisticated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
18
byzantine(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, involved)
8
perplexing(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
4
abstruse(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
3
puzzling(adjective, hard, difficult, loose, complex)
3
recondite(adjective, difficult, complex, involved)
2
convoluted(adjective, difficulty, difficult, complex, involved)
1
entangled(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
0
Daedalean(adjective, difficult, complex, involved)
0
mixed(adjective, difficult, complex, involved)
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