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

And how dare he try to frighten her with vague warnings, when the train ride was bound to be taxing enough as it was, with three children to entertain and a speech to write, too.

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In this paradigm, taxing the churches is a way to mitigate the influence that religion plays in the minds of citizens.

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That might draw scorn from state regulators, whose moral flexibility on gambling tends to extend only as far as their taxing authority.

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“It’s super, super taxing, hard work, but fun at the same time,” Ventimiglia said.

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You write that the narrative around taxing the rich is distorted, in part, because statistics are used in misleading ways.

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Related Words

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