onerous

on·er·ous  (nr-s, nr-)

adj.

1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome.

2. Law Entailing obligations that exceed advantages.

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[Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onersus, from onus, oner-, burden.]

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oner·ous·ly adv.

oner·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

[from Latin onerōsus burdensome, from onus load]

onerously  adv

onerousness  n

Thesaurus

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" burdensome, taxing 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

Translations

onerous [ˈɒnərəs] ADJ [debt] → oneroso; [task, duty] → pesado

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onerous [ˈəʊnərəs] adj

[task, duty] → pénible

[responsibility] → lourd(e)

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onerous

adj responsibility → schwer(wiegend); task, duty → beschwerlich, schwer

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onerous [ˈɒnərəs] (frm) adj (task, duty) → oneroso/a; (responsibility) → pesante

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onerous [ˈɒnərəs] (frm) adj (task, duty) → oneroso/a; (responsibility) → pesante

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onerous

adj onerous [ˈounərəs]

hard to bear or do an onerous task. veeleisend, swaar, moeilik شاق، صَعْبُ الإحْتِمال обременителен obtížný tung; besværlig lästig επίπονος, δυσβάσταχτος pesado koormav طاقت فرسا rasittava pénible כָּבֵד भारी, दूभर težak, teško izvediv súlyos berat þungbær, erfiður gravoso 骨の折れる 성가신 sunkus apgrūtinošs; nepatīkams berat zwaar tyngende, byrdefull uciążliwy pesado oneros, împovărător обременительный ťažký težaven tegoban betungande, besvärlig, svår ยาก güç, külfetli 艱巨的，繁重的，費力的 обтяжливий بھاري، مشکل nặng nề 艰巨的，繁重的，费力的