Meaning

2 senses
  1. (obsolete)Hard to work with; stubborn.

    несгово́рчивыйnesgovórčivyj

  2. (obsolete)Difficult.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Clostridioides difficile is an example of anaerobic bacteria.

  2. She contracted a bacterial infection called Clostridium difficile which turned into sepsis.

Translations

2 languages
Русский
hard to work with, stubborn:

Origin

From late Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis, from dis- + facilis (“easy”).

From late Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis, from dis- + facilis (“easy”).

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Forms

more difficile, most difficile
Comparativemore difficile Lesson
Superlativemost difficile Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

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