Difficult
Difficult adjective - Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.
Usage example: difficult times
Rocky is a synonym for difficult. In some cases you can use "Rocky" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Rocky
Rocky adjective - Full of hardship or trials.
Usage example: the rocky road to success
Both words in one sentence
- The NATO amphibious fleet positions itself in a rocky harbor, which makes navigation very difficult.
Source: Literature / Red Storm Rising -
Those who find rendezvous and docking to be difficult and counterintuitive may take comfort in the fact that early astronauts in the real world got off to a rocky start with it themselves.
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Rocky eventually accepts, but it is soon discovered that he, too, is facing a difficult battle, one that even Rocky may fail to overcome.The movie also stars Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and (of course) Sylvester Stallone.
Source: Film / Creed
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