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difficultly

/ˈdɪfəkəɫtɫi/ adv

With difficulty; not easily.

Word Origin Difficult comes from Latin dis- 'not' and facere 'to do' — so difficultly means in a way that's hard to do. The root facere is incredibly productive: factory (place of making), effect (made out), perfect (thoroughly made), and infect (put into, contaminate).

adv With difficulty; not easily.

He climbed the steep hill difficultly, pausing often to catch his breath.

(副词) 困难地；艰难地

他艰难地爬上陡峭的山坡，经常停下来喘口气。

(adverbio) con dificultad; dificultosamente; a duras penas [Con dificultad; no fácilmente.]

Subió la empinada colina con dificultad, deteniéndose a menudo para recuperar el aliento.

(adverbe) difficilement; avec difficulté; laborieusement; péniblement [Difficilement, avec peine, sans facilité.]

Il a gravi la pente raide avec difficulté, s'arrêtant souvent pour reprendre son souffle.

(Adverb) mühsam; schwer; mit Mühe [Mit Mühe oder Anstrengung; nicht leicht oder ohne Schwierigkeiten.]

Er stieg den steilen Hügel **difficultly** hinauf und machte oft Pausen, um zu verschnaufen.

(副詞) 困難を伴って;容易ではなく。

彼は息をつくために何度も立ち止まりながら、急な丘を苦労して登った。

(advérbio) com dificuldade; dificilmente; a custo; apenas; mal [Com dificuldade; não facilmente.]

Ele subiu a ladeira íngreme com dificuldade, parando frequentemente para recuperar o fôlego.

Synonyms: laboriously arduously painfully strenuously hard with effort Antonyms: easily effortlessly smoothly simply
Word parts: difficult + ly

Related words

difficulty factory

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