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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| grueling | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| arduous | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| punishing | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hard | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| toiling | /x | Verb |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| menial | /xx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| thankless | /x | Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| chore | / | Noun |
| unremitting | xx/x | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| hauling | /x | Noun |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| slogging | /x | Verb |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| interminable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| task | / | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| grinding | /x | Noun |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| laboring | /xx | Noun |
| undertaking | /xxx | Noun |
| wearying | /xx | Verb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| pittance | /x | Noun |
| remunerative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| shoveling | /x | Verb |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| monumental | xx/x | Adjective |
| fruitless | /x | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| unending | x/x | Adjective |
| labouring | /xx | Noun |
| tedium | /xx | Noun |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| bruising | /x | Noun |
| overworked | xx/ | Adjective |
| surgical | /xx | Adjective |
| loaded | /x | Verb |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| taxing | /x | Noun |
| burnt out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| laden | /x | Noun |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| fried | / | Name |
| fed up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| overburdened | /x/x | Adjective |
| wearing | /x | Verb |
| heaving | /x | Noun |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| shattered | /x | Adjective |
| heavyweight | /xx | Noun |
| taut | / | Adjective |
| pumped | / | Verb |
| fatiguing | x/x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hefty | /x | Adjective |
| wearied out | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| worn out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| deadbeat | /x | Noun |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| stretching | /x | Verb |
| long | / | Adjective |
| deceased | x/ | Adjective |
| tuckered out | /xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| sick and tired | ///x | Phrase, Adjective |
| tearing | /x | Verb |
| ridden | /x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| tortured | /x | Adjective |
| hot and heavy | ///x | Phrase, Adjective |
| bouncing | /x | Noun |
| whopping | /x | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective |
| job | / | Noun |
| work | / | Noun |
| schedule | /x | Noun |
| burden | /x | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun |
| hours | /x | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun |
| more | / | Adjective |
| was | / | Verb |
| breaking | /x | Noun |
| consuming | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| humdrum | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
