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hurdlesome

adj

Etymology

From hurdle + -some.

  1. derived from *kreh₂-✻
  2. derived from *hurdiz✻
  3. inherited from hyrdel
  4. inherited from hurdel
  5. formed as hurdlesome — “hurdle + -some”

Definitions

  1. Fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments

    Fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.

    • Freud believed that masculinity is basic for both sexes and that feminine sexuality is derived from masculine sexuality through complicated and hurdlesome routes (Freud: Collected Papers 1892-1939).

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