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difficile

Syllables: dif·fi·cileUK/ˈdɪ.fɪ.saɪl/US/ˈdɪ.fə.səl/

difficile adjective: hard to work with; stubborn.

Adjective

difficile (comparative more difficile, superlative most difficile)

  1. (obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn.
  2. (obsolete) Difficult.
    • […] forasmuch as he was to judge of an internall beauty, of a difficile knowledge, and abstruse discovery., Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.185

Forms of difficile

comparativemore difficile
superlativemost difficile

Origin of difficile

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

Words formed from difficile

Phrases with difficile

Questions about difficile

What does difficile mean?
Difficile means hard to work with; stubborn.
What part of speech is difficile?
Difficile is an adjective.
How do you pronounce difficile?
Difficile is pronounced /ˈdɪ.fɪ.saɪl/ (UK).

Words near difficile in the dictionary

  1. differs
  2. Diffey
  3. Diffeys
  4. diffical techniculties
  5. difficidin
  6. difficile
  7. difficileness
  8. difficilitate
  9. difficilitated
  10. difficilitates
  11. difficilitating

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