Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Responsible and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsible" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Responsible
Responsible adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.
Difficult and responsible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Responsible".
Both words in one sentence
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When he comes to, he's naturally keen to track down the people responsible and do something about it, but since he doesn't know who they were or what they wanted, it's rather difficult.
Source: Literature / Eddie LaCrosse -
Lestat also regards himself as having done this with regard to his difficult fledgling Nicki, making Lestat as responsible as Armand for his suicide.
- He was able to accomplish many feats of difficult magic, and was eventually responsible for the death of two of his old friends.
Source: Underestimating Badassery
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