hurdlesome

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English

Etymology

From hurdle +‎ -some.

Adjective

hurdlesome (comparative more hurdlesome, superlative most hurdlesome)

  1. (literal, figurative) Fraught by hurdles, obstacles, or impediments; hindersome.
    • 1977, Frank Wesley, Claire Wesley, Sex-Role Psychology, page 136:
      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).

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