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Definition
difficult
in various senses, including:
- of problems or disease — difficult to solve or cure
- of people or animals — difficult to manage or control
- of materials — difficult to manipulate
- I know my Ellen—haughty, intractable; shall I say, just a shade unforgiving?Chapter 17 (86% in)
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