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difficult, elusive, enigmatic, equivocal, incomprehensible, indefinable, inexplicable, opaque
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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hard to understand — difficult to comprehend, hard to fathom, difficult to grasp, hard to sympathize … English contemporary dictionary
hard — 1 solid, *firm Analogous words: compact, dense, *c!ose: consolidated, compacted, concentrated (see COMPACT vb): *hardened, indurated, callous Antonyms: soft Contrasted words: fluid, *Iiquid: flabby, flaccid, *Iimp: pliant, pliable, *plastic:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hard — adj. demanding 1) (cannot stand alone)hard on (she s very hard on herself) difficult 2) hard to + inf. (this book is hard to translate = it is hard to translate this book = it is a hard book to translate; she is hard to understand = it is hard to … Combinatory dictionary
understand — verb (understood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English understandan, from under + standan to stand Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to grasp the meaning of < understand Russian > b. to grasp the reasonableness of … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, adverse, afflictive, agonizing, agonizingly, alcoholic, all but, almost,… … Moby Thesaurus
hard — [härd] adj. [ME < OE heard, akin to Ger hart < IE base * kar , hard > Gr karyon, nut, kratos, strength] 1. not easily dented, pierced, cut, or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact 2.… … English World dictionary
Understand (Melanie C song) — Understand Single by Melanie C from the album This Time Released … Wikipedia
hard\ nut\ to\ crack — • hard nut to crack • tough nut to crack n. phr. informal Something difficult to understand or to do. Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack. Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack. Compare: hard row to hoe … Словарь американских идиом
hard going — ► hard going difficult to understand or enjoy. Main Entry: ↑hard … English terms dictionary
understand — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly, well ▪ completely, fully, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, truly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
