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[ adjective ] not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Synonyms Examples "a difficult task" "difficult times" "a difficult child" "found himself in a difficult situation" "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)This is precisely what makes lucid , straightforward music so difficult to compose - the clarity must be new , not old '' . When Prokofieff forged his new clarity of `` lucid , straightforward music , so difficult to compose '' , he shaped his talents to his purpose . (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)His father Soeren was the village apothecary whose slender income made it difficult to feed his family , let_alone educate them in a town without even a school . (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)The high cost of land , supplies , and labor make it difficult to farm profitably on a part-time basis . (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)It is already difficult to recall how little we knew before the Trial of what had been done to the Jews of Europe . |
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[ adjective ] requiring much effort and trouble
Examples "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)He is probably our most original composer ; he often uses very odd rhythms , which makes it difficult , and challenging , for the lyric writer '' . Related terms |
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