burdensome

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burdensome

  • /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/ UK
  • /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/ Canada, US
  • /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/ Australia
  • [ˈbɜː.ɾən.səm] Australia
  • /ˈbøː.dən.səm/ New Zealand

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From burden + -some.

adjective more burdensome · most burdensome

  1. Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

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