arduous
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill.
hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter.
Origin of arduous
1Other words for arduous
Opposites for arduous
Other words from arduous
- ar·du·ous·ly, adverb
- ar·du·ous·ness, noun
- su·per·ar·du·ous, adjective
- su·per·ar·du·ous·ly, adverb
- su·per·ar·du·ous·ness, noun
- un·ar·du·ous, adjective
- un·ar·du·ous·ly, adverb
- un·ar·du·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby arduous
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How to use arduous in a sentence
It's slow and arduous and takes great concentration under the best of circumstances.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBailey, who is also dating the director, said working on a Leigh production was incredibly arduous.
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How a Dream Became a Law: Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Wendy Smith | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce the budget has been creatively handled, a director still faces the arduous task of casting.
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Indeed, 'we have laid upon him various arduous tasks touching the state of the country, and especially its tranquillity.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonBut Samuel Adams, who thought "nothing should be despaired of," took upon himself the performance of this arduous task.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerSir Edward Bruce, after an arduous struggle, had taken a firm grip of Galloway by the end of 1308.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonNature seems still to wish to keep the young and blushing girl apart from that connection which entails grave and arduous duties.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThough Weston was more or less accustomed to the work, he found the first few hours sufficiently arduous.
The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for arduous
/ (ˈɑːdjʊəs) /
requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish; strenuous
hard to endure; harsh: arduous conditions
hard to overcome or surmount; steep or difficult: an arduous track
Origin of arduous
1Derived forms of arduous
- arduously, adverb
- arduousness, noun
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