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burdensome
adjective
Synonyms
onerous, burdensome, oppressive, exacting mean imposing hardship.
onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful.
burdensome suggests causing mental as well as physical strain.
oppressive implies extreme harshness or severity in what is imposed.
exacting implies rigor or sternness rather than tyranny or injustice in the demands made or in the one demanding.
Examples of burdensome in a Sentence
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Word History
1578, in the meaning defined above
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“Burdensome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burdensome. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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