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hard-fought
adj. requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"
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ambitious, challenging, demanding
adj. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical
adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
tricky, catchy
adj. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
thorny, delicate, ticklish
adj. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
trying, serious, distressful
adj. causing vexation or worry: "trying times"; "serious problems"
formidable, tall
adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"
herculean, Herculean
adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"
troublesome, unruly, fractious
adj. hard to manage; inclined to make trouble: "a difficult child"
hellish
adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"
nasty
adj. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
rough, tough, rocky
adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
vexed
adj. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
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hard-fought
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