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difficile — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • challenging adj Difficult in a way that requires effort or skill, often engagingly so.
  • choosy adjective Careful and selective about what you pick, wanting things to match your exact tastes or standards.
  • difficult adjective Hard to do; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or thought.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • uneasy adj Feeling worried, nervous, or not at ease.

Senses

difficile is used for these senses in English:

  • challenging Difficult, hard to do.
  • fussbudget (colloquial, derogatory, North America) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.
  • hard Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
  • uneasy (rare) Not easy; difficult.

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