Difficultly

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adverb
  1. 1
    With difficulty; not easily. archaic

    "In fact, we regard these efforts as insults on our understanding, and to such the pride of man is very difficultly brought to submit."

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hardlylaboriouslyonerouspainfullystrenuously

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"In fact, we regard these efforts as insults on our understanding, and to such the pride of man is very difficultly brought to submit."

Etymology

From difficult + -ly.

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