difficultly
In a hard manner
Difficultly is the adverb form of difficult, meaning in a difficult manner or with difficulty.
The word is grammatically valid but rarely used—with difficulty or with great effort sound more natural in nearly every context where difficultly might appear.
You'll encounter it occasionally in older or formal writing: He breathed difficultly through the night.
Requiring intense exertion
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- taxingRequiring great effort
- demandingRequiring great effort
rigorous · laborious · tough · punishing · backbreaking · exhausting · tiring · fatiguing
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
elaborate · tangled · knotty · labyrinthine · perplexing · multifaceted · thorny · technical
Something blocking the way
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- testEvaluative examination
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
barrier · problem · task · undertaking · endeavor · quest · mission · competition
Severe difficulty or suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- privationLack of necessities
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- povertySevere lack of resources
misfortune · distress · tribulation · affliction · misery · ordeal · woe · plight
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
endurance · determination · persistence · resolve · willpower · stamina · steadfastness · doggedness
strenuous
Requiring intense exertion
demanding · rigorous · laborious · tough · punishing · backbreaking · exhausting · tiring · fatiguing · draining
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
convoluted · elaborate · tangled · knotty · labyrinthine · perplexing · multifaceted · thorny · technical · dense
obstacle
Something blocking the way
hurdle · barrier · problem · task · undertaking · endeavor · quest · mission · competition · climb
adversity
Severe difficulty or suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- privationLack of necessities
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
poverty · misfortune · distress · tribulation · affliction · misery · ordeal · woe · plight · destitution
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
fortitude · endurance · determination · persistence · resolve · willpower · stamina · steadfastness · doggedness · pluck
difficultlyeasily
Without difficulty
effortlessly · readily · smoothly · simply · painlessly
difficultlysimply
In plain terms
straightforwardly · uncomplicated · plainly · directly · cleanly
- technical difficultiesEquipment or system failures
- difficulty breathingImpaired respiration
- with difficultyIn a hard way
- technical difficultyEquipment malfunction disrupting proceedings
- difficulty levelsDegrees of challenge offered
- difficult pill to swallowUnpleasant truth requiring acceptance