δύσκολος
Alt. δύσ-κολος, ον
Etym. opp. to εὔκολος
Etym. Deriv. of -κολος uncertain.
I. of persons, properly, "hard to satisfy with food;" then, generally, "hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish", Eur., Ar., etc.:—adv., δυσκόλως ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι "to be peevish", Plat.
II. of things, "troublesome, harassing", id=Plat.; generally, "unpleasant", Dem.:— δύσκολόν ἐστι it is "difficult", NTest.:—adv. -λως, "hardly, with difficulty", id=NTest.