arduous
adjective
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult.
arduousness
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a word derived from
arduous.
Example Sentences
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In the 1930s, however, radio — which was more transformative than what it paved the way for: television — became, Stirewalt says, a passively absorbed alternative to the comparative arduousness of literacy.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2022
At the same time, the uncommonness of his big-picture analysis and the apparent difficulty of tracking down Cops’ more reluctant participants speak to their arduousness.
From Slate ● May 24, 2019
Just as Gary Cooper’s pained performance in “High Noon” has been attributed to the star’s health problems, it is tempting to see Newman’s contemptuous iciness as enhanced by the arduousness of the shoot.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2015
The arduousness of the career and the elusiveness of its rewards result in some other common characteristics, which Johnson enumerates: determination, passion, and innovative thinking.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2014
The arduousness of the route had interrupted our conversation.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by Prosper M?rim?e
