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arduous definition
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Grep of noun arduous arduousness Overview of adj arduous The adj arduous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, toilsome -- (characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace") 2. arduous, straining, strenuous -- (taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt) 3. arduous -- (difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary") Antonyms of adj arduous 3 senses of arduous Sense 1 arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, toilsome INDIRECT (VIA effortful) -> effortless Sense 2 arduous, straining, strenuous INDIRECT (VIA effortful) -> effortless Sense 3 arduous INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Similarity of adj arduous 3 senses of arduous Sense 1 arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, toilsome => effortful (vs. effortless) Sense 2 arduous, straining, strenuous => effortful (vs. effortless) Sense 3 arduous => difficult (vs. easy), hard Attributes of adj arduous Familiarity of adj arduous arduous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj arduous arduous Overview of adj arduous The adj arduous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, toilsome -- (characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace") 2. arduous, straining, strenuous -- (taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt) 3. arduous -- (difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary")
arduous definition
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