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particular (exacting), querulous
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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difficult — adj. 1) difficult for (typing is difficult for me) 2) difficult to + inf. (it is difficult to please him = he is difficult to please = he is a difficult person to please; it is difficult to translate this book = this book is difficult to… … Combinatory dictionary
please — please1 [ pliz ] interjection *** 1. ) used as a polite way of asking for something or of asking someone to do something: Would you help me, please? Could I please have change for a dollar? Would you please tell me how much this costs? 2. ) used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
please */*/*/ — I UK [pliːz] / US [plɪz] interjection 1) used as a polite way of asking for something or of asking someone to do something Would you help me with these bags, please? Could I have change for a pound, please? Can you tell me how much this costs,… … English dictionary
please — verb ADVERB ▪ enormously ▪ The result pleased us enormously. VERB + PLEASE ▪ be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to ▪ So … Collocations dictionary
please*/*/*/ — [pliːz] interjection I 1) used as a polite way of asking for something, or of asking someone to do something Would you help me with these bags, please?[/ex] Could I have change for a pound, please?[/ex] 2) used for emphasizing a request, an order … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Difficult — Dif fi*cult, a. [From {Difficulty}.] 1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous. [1913 Webster] Note: Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental effort or skill is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Difficult Loves (album) — Difficult Loves Studio album by Weddings Parties Anything Released January 1992 … Wikipedia
difficult — [adj1] hard on someone; hard to do ambitious, arduous, backbreaker*, bothersome, burdensome, challenging, crucial, demanding, difficile, easier said than done*, effortful, exacting, formidable, galling, Gargantuan*, hardwon, heavy, Herculean*,… … New thesaurus
difficult — c.1400, apparently a back formation from DIFFICULTY (Cf. difficulty). French has difficile, Latin difficilis. Of persons, hard to please, from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
difficult — ► ADJECTIVE 1) needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand. 2) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward … English terms dictionary
