arduous
11arduous — /ˈadʒuəs / (say ahjoohuhs) adjective 1. requiring great exertion; laborious; strenuous: an even more arduous campaign; an arduous climb to the top. 2. hard to endure; severe; full of hardships: *We were dealing through interpreters with people… …
12arduous — adjective Etymology: Latin arduus high, steep, difficult; akin to Old Irish ard high Date: 1538 1. a. hard to accomplish or achieve ; difficult < years of arduous training > b. marked by great labor or effort …
13arduous — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)ʤuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort. ...a long, hot and arduous journey... The task was more arduous than he had calculated …
14arduous — adjective a) Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance. The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle. b) Difficult or exhausting to traverse. Beyond the river, an arduous slope rises …
15arduous — ar|du|ous [ ardjuəs ] adjective extremely difficult and involving a lot of effort: an arduous task The journey was long and arduous. ╾ ar|du|ous|ly adverb …
16arduous — UK [ˈɑː(r)djuəs] / US [ˈɑrdjuəs] adjective extremely difficult and involving a lot of effort an arduous task The journey was long and arduous. Derived word: arduously adverb …
17arduous — adj. Arduous is used with these nouns: ↑climb, ↑journey, ↑process, ↑task, ↑trek, ↑voyage, ↑work …
18arduous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. onerous, wearisome. See difficulty, weariness. Ant., easy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. difficult, severe, strenuous, laborious; see difficult 1 . See Synonym Study at difficult . III (Roget s 3… …
19arduous — [16] Latin arduus, the source of English arduous, originally meant ‘high, steep’ (it is related to Greek orthós ‘straight, upright, correct’, as in English orthodox); the sense ‘difficult, laborious’ was a later metaphorical development. (The… …
20arduous — adjective involving a lot of strength and effort: an arduous journey through the mountains arduously adverb arduousness noun (U) …
