onerous
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on·er·ous
(ŏn′ər-əs, ō′nər-)adj.
1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome.
2. Law Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.
[Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerōsus, from onus, oner-, burden.]
on′er·ous·ly adv.
on′er·ous·ness n.
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onerous
(ˈɒnərəs; ˈəʊ-)adj
1. laborious or oppressive
2. (Law) law (of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages
[C14: from Latin onerōsus burdensome, from onus load]
ˈonerously adv
ˈonerousness n
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on•er•ous
(ˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər-)adj.
1. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome: onerous duties.
2. having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin onerōsus=oner- (s. of onus) burden + -ōsus -ous]
on′er•ous•ly, adv.
on′er•ous•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | onerous - not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" |
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onerous
adjective trying, hard, taxing, demanding, difficult, heavy, responsible, grave, crushing, exhausting, exacting, formidable, troublesome, oppressive, weighty, laborious, burdensome, irksome, backbreaking, exigent parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a difficult child
light, easy, simple, trifling, effortless, painless, facile, undemanding, cushy (informal), untaxing, unexacting
light, easy, simple, trifling, effortless, painless, facile, undemanding, cushy (informal), untaxing, unexacting
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onerous
adjectiveRequiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:
arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.
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Translations
شاق، صَعْبُ الإحْتِمال
besværligtung
òungbær, erfiîur
apgrūtinošsnepatīkams
güçkülfetli
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onerous
adj responsibility → schwer(wiegend); task, duty → beschwerlich, schwer
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onerous
(ˈounərəs) adjective hard to bear or do. an onerous task.
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onerous
a. oneroso-a, gravoso-a.
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