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difficult definition

dif·fi·cult (dif′i kult′, -kəlt)

adjective

  1. hard to do, make, manage, understand, etc.; involving trouble or requiring extra effort, skill, or thought
  2. hard to satisfy, persuade, please, etc.

Etymology: ME, back-form. < difficulty

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