Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Piercing and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piercing" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Both words in one sentence
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Obviously Evil: With his black outfit, piercing eyes, black goatee and lack of hair, it'd be difficult to mistake Marder for anyone other than the Big Bad.
Source: Anime / Panzer World Galient -
It is easily ruptured by blunt or piercing impact and is very difficult to repair (doctors say that it has the natural consistency of a blood-soaked sponge).
Source: Useless Spleen -
Panzer World Galient: With his black outfit and cape, piercing eyes, black goatee and lack of hair, it'd be difficult to mistake Marder for anyone other than the Big Bad.
Source: Obviously Evil
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