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burdensome
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bur·den·some  (bûrdn-sm)
adj.
Of or like a burden; onerous.

burden·some·ly adv.
burden·some·ness n.
Synonyms: burdensome, onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
These adjectives apply to what imposes a severe test of bodily or spiritual strength. Burdensome is associated with both mental and physical hardship: The burdensome task of preparing her tax return awaited her.
Onerous connotes the figuratively heavy load imposed by something irksome or annoying: My only onerous duty was having to greet the guests.
Something oppressive weighs one down in body or spirit: "Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off" (Herbert Spencer).
Arduous emphasizes the expenditure of sustained and often exhausting labor: Becoming a doctor is an arduous undertaking.
Demanding, rigorous, and exacting imply the imposition of severe and uncompromising demands: Music is a demanding art. "Yet out of this unflattering, rigorous realism . . . Swift made great art" (M.D. Aeschliman). Archaeology is exacting work.

burdensome [ˈbɜːdənsəm]
adj
hard to bear; onerous
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.burdensome - 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"

burdensome
adjective troublesome, trying, taxing, difficult, heavy, crushing, exacting, oppressive, weighty, onerous, irksome The outlay so far has not been too burdensome.
Translations
burdensome [ˈbɜːdnsəm] ADJgravoso, oneroso
burdensome [ˈbɜːrdənsəm] adj (= onerous) [debt, load] → lourd(e)
burdensome
adj loadschwer; conditionlästig; taskmühsam; to be burdensomeeine Belastung darstellen
burdensome [ˈbɜːdnsəm] adj (load, task) → pesante; (taxes, payment) → gravoso/a, oneroso/a
burdensome [ˈbɜːdnsəm] adj (load, task) → pesante; (taxes, payment) → gravoso/a, oneroso/a


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