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grueling

Main Entry:: gru·el·ing
Variant(s):: or gru·el·ling \ˈgrü-ə-liŋ\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: from present participle of obsolete gruel to exhaust, punish, from gruel, noun
Date:: 1852

: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing <a grueling race>

— gru·el·ing·ly

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\-liŋ-lē\ adverb

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