taxing

[tak-sing]

adjective

1. wearingly burdensome.

   the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.

taxing

/ ˈtæksɪŋ /

adjective

1. demanding, onerous, and wearing

Other Word Forms

• taxingly adverb
• untaxing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of taxing¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; tax + -ing ²

Example Sentences

In response, the Treasury pointed to previous remarks from Reeves, in which she said the government had "got the balance right" in taxing the better off, including new taxes on private jets and second homes.

From BBC

They even incorporated alternative training equipment into his workouts, using water-bags and 3D straps as less taxing complements for barbells and heavy weights.

From Los Angeles Times

“Start taxing corporations and the wealthy like we’ve been telling you. Do you think we’re idiots? Do you think we don’t pay taxes? Do you think that we don’t have to make budgets?”

From Salon

The work was more physically taxing than they expected, Estrada said, especially when the plants were delivered late in the day before they were supposed to leave for an extended trip.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Polanski, he believes that voters understand the party's environmental credentials and so it needs to highlight its policies on the cost of living, inequality and taxing wealth over work.

From BBC

Related Words

• demanding 
• disturbing 
• onerous 
• stressful 
• tedious 
• troublesome 
• trying