difficile

[ dif-i-seel; French dee-fee-seel ]

adjective

1. hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.
2. hard to do; difficult.

Word History and Origins

Origin of difficile¹

1470–80; < French < Latin difficilis difficult; dif-, facile

Example Sentences

Clostridioides difficile bacteria are notorious for taking over the guts of people who have taken antibiotics to treat other infections.

From Science News

To support the hologenome theory, Rosenberg and others look to the study of the human microbiome, particularly the example of Clostridium difficile.

From Nautilus

Jonas: La baleine fut la fin oblige de le vomir tant un Prophte est un morceau difficile digrer.

From Project Gutenberg

"Très jolie plante, mais d'une culture difficile" (Vilmorin).

From Project Gutenberg

Flaubert devait beaucoup Chateaubriand: il serait difficile de nommer le matre des Goncourt.

From Project Gutenberg

Vous n'avez qu' dire: rien ne me sera difficile' (June 1694).

From Project Gutenberg

Difficile est animum perducere ad contemtionem anim: and 58.

From Project Gutenberg

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