Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Hard-nosed and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Hard-nosed
Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Difficult and hard-nosed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".
Both words in one sentence
- Holly also had the not-quite-evil but certainly hard-nosed Queeg as an apparent replacement, who made life difficult for the crew, though it was actually a practical joke on Holly's part.
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