Complex
Touchy
Touchy adjective - Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling.
Usage example: money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually
Complex and touchy are semantically related in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Complex" instead an adjective "Touchy".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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However, while Ron sometimes gets touchy or jealous about his sidekick status, Grint seems to lack his character's inferiority complex.
Source: Creator / Rupert Grint -
Moreover, the script somewhat changed Blood's character, in an effort to increase his level of badass at the expense of the more complex, touchy-feely aspects of his personality.
Source: Film / Captain Blood -
Little Brother Complex: Shenlong, who does want to make Shinlu happy, but fails to actually listen to what she herself wants, gets rather... touchy whenever something seems to be threatening Shinlu... or taking her away from him.
Source: Anime / E's Otherwise
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