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dʒu adjective
1.
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
2.
requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
3.
hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill.
4.
hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter.
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arduous (ˈɑːdjʊəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish; strenuous |
| 2. | hard to endure; harsh: arduous conditions |
| 3. | hard to overcome or surmount; steep or difficult: an arduous track |
| [C16: from Latin arduus steep, difficult] | |
| 'arduously | |
| —adv | |
| 'arduousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
arduous
1530s, "high, steep, difficult to climb," from L. arduus "high, steep," from PIE base *eredh- "to grow, high" (see ortho-). Metaphoric extension to "difficult" first attested 1713.
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