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onerous
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[ˈɒn(ə)rəs], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty
(e.g: he found his duties increasingly onerous)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus, from onus, oner- ‘burden’
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