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backbreaking definition

backbreaking


 
  Overview  of  adj  backbreaking 
 
  The  adj  backbreaking  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  backbreaking 
 
  1  sense  of  backbreaking 
 
  Sense  1 
  arduous,  backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  labourious,  punishing,  toilsome 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  effortful)  ->  effortless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  backbreaking 
 
  1  sense  of  backbreaking 
 
  Sense  1 
  arduous,  backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  labourious,  punishing,  toilsome 
  =>  effortful  (vs.  effortless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  backbreaking 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  backbreaking 
 
  backbreaking  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  backbreaking 
  backbreaking 
 
  Overview  of  adj  backbreaking 
 
  The  adj  backbreaking  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 



backbreaking definition