hurdlesome

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adjective

Fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.

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challenging
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Meanings

adjectivehurdlesome (comparative more hurdlesome, superlative most hurdlesome)

comparative more hurdlesome · superlative most hurdlesome

  1. figurativelyliteralFraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.

    Freud believed that masculinity is basic for both sexes and that feminine sexuality is derived from masculine sexuality through complicated and hurdlesome routes (Freud: Collected Papers 1892-1939).

    1977, Frank Wesley, Claire Wesley, Sex-Role Psychology, page 136

    Synonyms: challenging

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.

Similar
challenging

Origin

From hurdle + -some.

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hurdlesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurdlesome

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