Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling.
Usage example: it's a difficult situation when two of your friends are quarreling and you're trying to stay out of it
Nasty is a synonym for difficult. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling.
Usage example: given the high-ranking people involved, it will be a nasty job to hammer out a compromise
Nearby Word: nastily
Both words in one sentence
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Extremely difficult, as most level 1 characters will be burned to ashes within several turns (along with their equipment), and the Tower contains many high-level monsters and a nasty boss.
Source: Self-Imposed Challenge -
It is likely to be the first of many of the nasty infamously difficult sub-levels peppered throughout an otherwise not too difficult game that the player encounters.
Source: Difficulty Spike - Wyvern/Draco/Dragon Knights are pretty nasty opponents, they have very high strength and defense which makes them difficult for your melee units to kill.
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