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hurdlesome

hurdlesome adjective: fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.

Adjective

hurdlesome (comparative more hurdlesome, superlative most hurdlesome)

  1. (figuratively, literal) Fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.
    • Freud believed that masculinity is basic for both sexes and that feminine sexuality is derived from masculine sexuality through complicated and hurdlesome routes (Freud: Collected Papers 1892-1939).1977, Frank Wesley, Claire Wesley, Sex-Role Psychology, page 136
    Synonyms:
    challenging

Synonyms of hurdlesome

Forms of hurdlesome

comparativemore hurdlesome
superlativemost hurdlesome

Origin of hurdlesome

From hurdle + -some.

Questions about hurdlesome

What does hurdlesome mean?
Hurdlesome means fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.
What part of speech is hurdlesome?
Hurdlesome is an adjective.

Words near hurdlesome in the dictionary

  1. hurdlemakers
  2. hurdlemaking
  3. hurdler
  4. hurdlers
  5. hurdles
  6. hurdlesome
  7. hurdlework
  8. hurdleworks
  9. hurdling
  10. hurdlings
  11. Hurdlow

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