arduous
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arduous
- /ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/ UK
- /ˈɑː.d͡ʒʊ.əs/ UK
- /ˈɑɹ.d͡ʒu.əs/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin arduus (“lofty, high, steep, hard to reach, difficult, laborious”), akin to Irish ard (“high”).
adjective more arduous · most arduous
- Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance. The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle.
- burning; ardent 1805-1814, Dante, Henry Francis Cary (translator), The Divine Comedy Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore.
- Difficult or exhausting to traverse. Beyond the river, an arduous slope rises 3286 feet in 13 miles.
Similar: burdensome, demanding, exhausting, fatiguing, laborious, onerous, strenuous, strugglesome, uphill, wearisome
