Emily Dickinson Lexicon

difficult, adj. [L.] (webplay: any, bad, belief, can, cross, do, done, easy, make, men, opposed, pains, pleased, work).

1. Strait; narrow; [fig.] exacting; absolute; strict; disciplined; (see Matthew 7:14).
2. Taxing; demanding; rough; arduous; excruciating.
3. Hard; severe; stiff; [fig.] not easy to maneuver; laborious to move because of rigor mortis.
4. Strenuous; toilsome; [fig.] deep; profound; sublime; intense; exquisite.
5. Burdensome; trying; oppressive; nostalgic; gloomy.
6. Unthinkable; improbable; unlikely.
7. Impossible; unattainable; unendurable; hard beyond ability.