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trifficult

trifficult adjective: of considerable difficulty.

Adjective

trifficult (not generally comparable, comparative more trifficult, superlative most trifficult)

  1. (Internet, humorous, not comparable, usually) Of considerable difficulty.
    • its very trifficult living with out internet. I do get to see lots of lovely cafés for their wifi though...2013 October 8, LouAyWood, Twitter
    • Minimum 3 & 1/2 hours drive tomorrow. Which is fine, as I predict that walking will be trifficult! :/2014 September 24, DigiDaughter, Twitter

Forms of trifficult

comparativemore trifficult
superlativemost trifficult

Origin of trifficult

Blend of tricky + difficult. Alternatively, blend of triple + difficult, from the analogy of di- + fficult. The Rice University Neologisms Database listed the term since as early as 10 June 2008 as a blend of trying + difficult. Later popularised by a 2020 episode of the 2018 Australian animated children's TV series Bluey.

Questions about trifficult

What does trifficult mean?
Trifficult means of considerable difficulty.
What part of speech is trifficult?
Trifficult is an adjective.

Words near trifficult in the dictionary

  1. trifecta
  2. trifectas
  3. trifezolac
  4. triff
  5. triffic
  6. trifficult
  7. triffid
  8. triffid-like
  9. triffidian
  10. triffidlike
  11. triffids

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