41
crafty(adjective, mean, smooth, keen, sharp)
40
difficult(noun, adjective, characteristic, hard, difficult)
38
cunning(adjective, person, mean, smooth, keen)
34
precarious(adjective, characteristic, understanding, hard, keen)
34
sensitive(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, delicate)
33
wily(adjective, mean, smooth, keen, sharp)
32
sly(adjective, sharp, ability, honest, false)
31
artful(adjective, sharp, ability, honest, false)
31
complicated(adjective, characteristic, hard, difficult, delicate)
31
foxy(adjective, sharp, ability, honest, dishonest)
31
intricate(adjective, characteristic, hard, difficult, delicate)
30
complex(adjective, characteristic, hard, difficult, delicate)
30
shrewd(adjective, sharp, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
29
sticky(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, delicate)
28
knotty(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
27
problematic(adjective, hard, open, difficult, delicate)
26
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, complicated)
26
hard(adjective, difficult, delicate, complex, awkward)
25
shifty(adjective, mean, smooth, wrong, smart)
25
tight(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, complex)
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