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burdensome

bur·den·some

UK/ˈbɜː.dən.səm/ US/ˈbɝ.dən.səm/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not easily borne; wearing

  • “the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return”
  • “my duties weren”
  • “;”
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Origin

From burden + -some.

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