127 entries under delicate topic. ×

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high-strung(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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hypersensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
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dicey(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
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hairy(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
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unstable(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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feeling(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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problematic(adjective, uncertain, awkward, nervous)
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unsafe(adjective, informal, uncertain, sensitive)
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iffy(adjective, uncertain, nervous, sensitive)
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oversensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
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responsive(adjective, understanding, kind, keen, fine)
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sticky(difficult, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
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supersensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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thorny(bad, heavy, awkward, tricky)
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unsure(adjective, open, uncertain, nervous)
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on thin ice(expression, adjective, idiom, uncertain)
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trying(awkward, uneasy, tricky, grumpy)
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capricious(adjective, unstable, unreliable, changeable)
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complex(awkward, complicated)
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complicated(difficult, awkward, tricky)
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