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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bur·den·some       [bur-dn-suhm] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.oppressively heavy; onerous.
2.distressing; troublesome.
3.Nautical. having a full hull form, as a merchant vessel built for capacity rather than speed.
[Origin: 1570–80; burden1 + -some1]

—Related forms
bur·den·some·ly, adverb
bur·den·some·ness, noun
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bur·den·some       (bûr'dn-səm)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Of or like a burden; onerous.

bur'den·some·ly adv., bur'den·some·ness n.
Synonyms: 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.

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burdensome

adjective
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" 

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Burdensome

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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