151 entries under tricky topic. ×

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oversensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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problematical(hard, delicate, complex, complicated)
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spiny(complicated, thorny, spiky)
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unhealthy(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
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unpleasant(tough, problematic, embarrassing)
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ambiguous(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, unstable)
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bewildering(hard, awkward, uneasy, complicated)
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borderline(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, unstable)
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bundle of nerves(expression, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
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confusing(hard, delicate, complex, awkward)
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contingent(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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dubious(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, sensitive)
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dynamite(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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easily offended(expression, delicate, sensitive, prickly)
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enigmatic(hard, complicated)
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equivocal(adjective, delicate, uncertain, awkward, unstable)
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hair-trigger
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hanging by a thread(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, uncertain)
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impugnable(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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indecisive(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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