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Definition: DIFFICULTLY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Being unruly. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Being hard, tough, critical, knotty or inconvenient.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb 1. With difficulty.[Websters]
2. In a laborious, complex or tiresome manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a hard, onerous, severe, burdensome or inconvenient manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a tough, toilsome or austere manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In a troublesome or painful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a stiff or rigid manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In an intricate or obscure manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a delicate or ticklish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In a harsh or unpleasant manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. In a problematical, awkward or fastidious manner.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Difficultly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1730. (references)

Definition: DIFFICULTLY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Being unruly. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Being hard, tough, critical, knotty or inconvenient.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb1. With difficulty.[Websters]
2. In a laborious, complex or tiresome manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a hard, onerous, severe, burdensome or inconvenient manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a tough, toilsome or austere manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In a troublesome or painful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a stiff or rigid manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In an intricate or obscure manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a delicate or ticklish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In a harsh or unpleasant manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. In a problematical, awkward or fastidious manner.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DIFFICULTLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1730. (references)