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burdensome


bur·den·some

adj \ˈbər-dən-səm\

Definition of BURDENSOME

: imposing or constituting a burden : oppressive <burdensome restrictions>

Examples of BURDENSOME

  1. The responsibility has become burdensome.
  2. <the burdensome living conditions that the early settlers had to endure>

First Known Use of BURDENSOME

1578

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