Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Lying and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Lying
Lying adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He may be a corrupt, lying asshole who makes Barb's life difficult, and a pawn of the oppressors, but he's not actually evil.
Source: Film / Barb Wire -
Groin Attack: Janice rather indelicately seizes Gareth's meat-and-two-veg when he's being difficult while the two are lying in bed.
Source: Series / Chef! -
He does this just to make it very difficult for someone to tell whether he's lying or not.
Source: Faux Affably Evil
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