difficult
adjective
not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard.
difficultly
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a word derived from
difficult.
Example Sentences
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Taking to the ice last to a deafening roar from the crowd in a shimmering all-black costume featuring gold details the skater known as the 'Quad God' was in difficultly early in his programme.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
In 2022, Air France became the last major airline to refuse to transport monkeys for research, increasing the difficultly of getting these animals to labs.
From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2023
"A member of the public entered the river shortly after the boy got into difficultly, but was unable to locate him," Ms Burroughs said.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2022
The result is muscle weakness that may include marked difficultly with fine and/or gross motor functions.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Over her finely chiselled white face trembles something like a difficultly suppressed smile.
From Boris Lensky by Ossip Schubin
