About The Word Burdensome
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Burdensome
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What's The Definition Of Burdensome?
[adj] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Burdensome: heavy | onerous | taxing Related Terms | Find terms related to Burdensome: annoying | arduous | backbreaking | besetting | bothersome | crushing | cumbersome | cumbrous | demanding | distressing | effortful | encumbering | exacting | exhausting | exigent | forced | grievous | grinding | grueling | hampering | hard-earned | hard-fought | harsh | heavy | hefty | Herculean | impedimental | impeding | impeditive | incumbent | irksome | killing | labored | laborious | lumpish | massive | onerous | operose | oppressive | overburdensome | painful | plaguey | punishing | strained | strenuous | superincumbent | taxing | toilsome | tough | troublesome | trying | tyrannous | unwieldy | uphill | vexatious | wearing | wearisome | wearying | weighty | worrisome | worrying See Also | Burdensome In Webster's Dictionary \Bur"den*some\, a.
Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue;
oppressive.
The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome.
--Milton.
Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous;
oppressive; troublesome. -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. --
{Bur"den*some*ness}, n.
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