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difficult

adj. requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

unmanageable, difficult

adj. hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

wild, untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

uncontrollable, unmanageable

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

hardheaded, mulish

adj. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

obstreperous

adj. boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

mutinous

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

rebellious

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

disorderly

adj. undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

impetuous

adj. marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"

punishing

adj. resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying

adj. producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

heavy, labored, laboured

adj. requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

leaden, plodding

adj. (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"

effortless

adj. requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"

manageable

adj. capable of being managed or controlled

obedient

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

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