burdensome, onerous, taxing
(adjective) not easily borne; wearing; “the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return”; “my duties weren’t onerous; I only had to greet the guests”; “a taxing schedule”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
onerous (comparative more onerous, superlative most onerous)
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
• (burdensome): demanding, difficult, taxing, wearing
Source: Wiktionary
On"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load, burden: cf.F. onéreux.]
Definition: Burdensome; oppressive. "Too onerous a solicitude." I. Taylor. Onerous cause (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to gratuitous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
