onerous
11onerous — adjective formal work or responsibility that is onerous is difficult and worrying or makes you tired: an onerous task | onerous duties onerously adverb onerousness noun (U) …
12onerous — onerously, adv. onerousness, onerosity /oh neuh ros i tee/, n. /on euhr euhs, oh neuhr /, adj. 1. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties. 2. having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones,… …
13onerous — on|er|ous [ˈɔnərəs, ˈəu US ˈa: , ˈou ] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: onereus, from Latin onerosus, from onus; ONUS] work or a responsibility that is onerous is difficult and worrying or makes you tired ▪ an onerous task …
14onerous — on|er|ous [ anərəs, ounərəs ] adjective FORMAL something that is onerous is something you dislike or worry about because it is very difficult to deal with: an onerous responsibility/job ╾ on|er|ous|ness noun uncount …
15onerous — [[t]o͟ʊnərəs, AM ɑ͟ːn [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a task as onerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant. [FORMAL] ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child. Syn:… …
16onerous — UK [ˈəʊnərəs] / US [ˈɑnərəs] / US [ˈoʊnərəs] adjective formal something that is onerous is something that you dislike or worry about because it is very difficult to deal with an onerous responsibility/job …
17onerous — on•er•ous [[t]ˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər [/t]] adj. 1) burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome: onerous duties[/ex] 2) having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement[/ex] •… …
18onerous — adj. Onerous is used with these nouns: ↑burden, ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑task …
19onerous — adjective the job had become onerous Syn: burdensome, arduous, strenuous, difficult, hard, severe, heavy, back breaking, oppressive, weighty, uphill, formidable, laborious, Herculean, exhausting, tiring, taxing, demanding …
20onerous — /ˈoʊnərəs / (say ohnuhruhs) adjective burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome: onerous duties. {Middle English, from Latin onerōsus} –onerously, adverb –onerousness, noun …
