onerous
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
having or involving obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement.
Origin of onerous
1Other words for onerous
1 | heavy, crushing, grievous; irksome, galling |
Other words from onerous
- on·er·ous·ly, adverb
- on·er·ous·ness, o·ne·ros·i·ty [oh-nuh-ros-i-tee], /ˌoʊ nəˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·on·er·ous, adjective
- non·on·er·ous·ly, adverb
- non·on·er·ous·ness, noun
- un·on·er·ous, adjective
- un·on·er·ous·ly, adverb
- un·on·er·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby onerous
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How to use onerous in a sentence
Yet their biggest star, a master practitioner of the sport, could face prison time for much less onerous financial crimes.
The pair had argued, and the assistant ceased performing this most onerous of duties.
It was regarded as so deeply onerous that the dictator Anastasio “Tachito” Somoza abolished it in 1970.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe demand of being an EU state have been onerous and living conditions have not improved.
In Hands of Hungarian Artist, Jewish Home Movies of the ’30s a Warning of Coming Holocaust | Daniel Genis | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHelp with onerous conditions is not help so much as benevolent coercion.
Nothing is more onerous and more ruinous for the greatest part of the nations than the worship of their Gods!
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierOne is medical officer, another is second in command, and the most onerous task is that accepted by the 'steward.'
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Persist in your resolve, and remain faithful to your duties, no matter how onerous they may seem.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueTheir estates were relieved of a most onerous charge, and the lands freed from the burden of supporting the army of the state.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherThe ostentation of the court had become an onerous ceremony, the monarchical principle an unendurable constraint.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for onerous
/ (ˈɒnərəs, ˈəʊ-) /
laborious or oppressive
law (of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages
Origin of onerous
1Derived forms of onerous
- onerously, adverb
- onerousness, noun
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