63 entries under tricky topic. ×

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petulant(adjective, delicate, passionate, sensitive, unstable)
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querulous(adjective, delicate, anxious, sensitive, worried)
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choleric(adjective, delicate, sensitive, fiery)
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hair-trigger
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precarious(adjective, difficult, delicate, sensitive, changeable)
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splenetic(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
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bad-tempered(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
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captious(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
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crabbed(adjective, delicate, sensitive, prickly)
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cross(adjective, delicate, sensitive, fiery)
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grouchy(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
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grumpy(adjective, delicate, sensitive, impatient)
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hazardous(adjective, delicate, wild, sensitive, unstable)
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hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, passionate, sensitive, unstable)
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bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
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cantankerous(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
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critical(adjective, difficult, delicate, thorny)
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dangerous(adjective, delicate, unstable, irritable, unpredictable)
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dicey(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, irregular)
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easily offended(expression, delicate, sensitive, prickly)
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