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onerous
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As an adjective, onerous means imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort.
Meanings of onerous
2 meaningsadjective
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
Not easily borne; wearing
“the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return”
“my duties weren't onerous: I only had to greet the guests”
“a taxing schedule”
Similar: burdensome, taxing
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: not easily borne; wearing
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