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(adj)
Difficult, hard to do.
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Difficult to endure; arduous.
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
Hard to deal with, complicated.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Achieved through a large effort.
Requiring or showing effort.
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
Causing trouble or anxiety.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
annoyed, irritated or distressed
Not smooth; uneven.
(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
Dubious or ambiguous.
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
Important; weighty; not insignificant.
Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
(figuratively) Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
(figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious.
Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.
(n)
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
Difficult.
Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
Having been obtained with effort, despite difficulty and hardship.
(idiomatic, usually with to-infinitive) Barely able. Having difficulty doing something.
Very bad or intense.
(adv)
(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
Discouraging; inspiring fear.
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
The quality of being hard.
Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.
Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
The act of one who struggles.
(of a task) Mentally taxing.
A distressing or dangerous situation.
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Under tension; tense.
Anxious, worried, careworn.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
distressing, worrying
(v)
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
(of a person) Easily offended, oversensitive.
(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Alternative form of hardcore. [Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.]
Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
A surname.
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
Difficult or convoluted.
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.
Feeling physical or emotional pain.
Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
A confrontation; a dare.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
Covered with or full of bumps.
Extremely important.
Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
Slow; having little motion.