burdensome
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dn 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.
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| —adj | |
| hard to bear; onerous | |
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Example sentences
For senators and state legislatures, this process could be difficult and burdensome due to partisan politics.
In part, the tax system is burdensome because people dodge it.
Elaborate and far-fetched laws are only burdensome to the people, and a hindrance rather than a help to business.
The result of that approach is burdensome to teachers, and it probably does not produce good results.
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