difficile

adj
/ˈdɪ.fɪ.saɪl/UK/ˈdɪ.fə.səl/US

Etymology

From late Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis, from dis- + facilis (“easy”).

  1. derived from difficilis
  2. derived from difficile

Definitions

  1. Hard to work with

    Hard to work with; stubborn.

  2. Difficult.

    • […] forasmuch as he was to judge of an internall beauty, of a difficile knowledge, and abstruse discovery.

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