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uncertain(adjective, delicate, sensitive, unpredictable, unreliable)
9
yellow(adjective, low, base, yielding, cowardly)
8
calculating(adjective, mean, smooth, dishonest, cunning)
8
difficult(adjective, hard, severe, evil, rough)
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guileful(adjective, mean, smooth, wrong, smart)
8
underhanded(adjective, mean, base, false, dishonest)
8
unprincipled(adjective, low, false, corrupt, dishonest)
7
chancy(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unsound, risky)
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deceiving(adjective, mean, bad, evil, false)
7
foul(adjective, mean, bad, base, dishonest)
7
hairy(adjective, slang, delicate, informal, uncertain)
7
immoral(adjective, evil, wicked, dishonest, unethical)
7
inconstant(adjective, false, unstable, dishonest, immoral)
7
jeopardous(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unsound)
7
menacing(adjective, bad, nasty, unpleasant, heavy)
7
mendacious(adjective, wrong, false, dishonest, cunning)
7
renegade(adjective, mean, bad, evil, base)
7
shrewd(adjective, mean, smooth, dishonest, deceitful)
7
sinister(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
7
unsteady(adjective, unstable, shaky, unreliable, uneven)
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