taxing

[ tak-sing ]
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adjective
  1. wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.

Origin of taxing

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; tax + -ing2

Other words from taxing

  • tax·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·tax·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for taxing

taxing

/ (ˈtæksɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. demanding, onerous, and wearing

Derived forms of taxing

  • taxingly, adverb

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