adjective Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from ~y Date: 14th century hard to do, make, or carry out ; arduous , 2. hard to deal with, manage, or overcome , hard to understand ; puzzling , see: hard ~ly adverb
DIFFICULT
Meaning of DIFFICULT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012