71 entries under hard topic. ×

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delicate(bad, difficult, heavy, complex)
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tangled(difficulty, tricky, complicated)
4
abstruse(adjective, difficult, delicate, loose)
3
problematical(adjective, difficult, delicate, complex)
3
puzzling(adjective, difficult, loose, complex)
2
enigmatic(tricky, complicated)
1
bewildering(tricky, complicated, puzzling, confusing)
1
confounding(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
1
confusing(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
1
entangled(adjective, difficult, delicate, loose)
1
mysterious(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
1
mystifying(delicate, complex, awkward, tricky)
1
obscure(tricky, complicated)
1
obstinate(difficulty, tricky, complicated)
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paradoxical(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
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abstract(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
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deep(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
0
enigmatical(delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
0
hard to explain(expression, delicate, complex, tricky)
0
hard to solve(expression, delicate, complex, tricky)
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