grueling

gru·el·ing

adj \ˈgrü-ə-liŋ\

Definition of GRUELING

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

— gru·el·ing·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb

Variants of GRUELING

gru·el·ing or gru·el·ling \ˈgrü-ə-liŋ\

Examples of GRUELING

1. <running a marathon is grueling>
2. <cutting diamonds can be grueling work>

Origin of GRUELING

from present participle of obsolete gruel to exhaust, punish, from gruel, noun

First Known Use: 1852

Related to GRUELING

Synonyms: arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, hard (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill

Antonyms: cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding

Related Words: abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky; bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying; annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious; grievous, grim, strict, stringent; brutal, cruel, inhuman, painful

Near Antonyms: achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated; comforting, gentle, painless, relaxed, smooth, soothing; accessible, friendly, idiotproof, user-friendly

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