Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Tedious and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tedious" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
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Also, he usually leaves them a long list of difficult and tedious chores to do, while he's out for the day.
Source: Cinderella Circumstances - All these means are notoriously difficult and tedious, but once mastered, will lead you safely to your destination anywhere in the world regardless of weather and availability of electricity.
Source: Difficult but Awesome - The other alternative, towing it overland by vehicle or chain of retracting tethers, is tedious and difficult as well.
Source: That One Achievement
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Tedious and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/tedious
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