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onerous
CEFRC1
/ˈɒnəɹəs/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Very difficult, tiring, or demanding to do.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailImposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
Examples
The cost of repairing this damage will be onerous.
Again, and more intensely than ever, she desired a fixed occupation,—no matter how onerous, how irksome.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈoʊnəɹəs/
Deep Dive
More examples
In context[I]t has become an onerous duty, a wearisome and distasteful task.
People with diabetes mellitus rely predominantly on finger pricking to measure blood levels of glucose, which can be onerous.
However, given current sensibilities about individual privacy and data protection, the recording of oral data is becoming increasingly onerous for researchers[.]
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Origin
adjective
Middle French onereuxbor. Middle English onerous English onerous Inherited from Middle English onerous, borrowed from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, a learned borrowing from Latin onerosus, from onus (“burden”) + -ōsus. Compare exonerate.