overburdensome
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of overburdensome
First recorded in 1605–15; over- + burdensome
Example Sentences
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As long as there isn’t an overburdensome long-term risk, the Dodgers don’t seem afraid of lucrative shorter-term commitments to sustain their newly cemented dynasty.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Ms. Grimes promises only to “rein in overburdensome regulations.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2014
The law now is very protective of artists who have signed overburdensome deals.
From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2011
Oppress′ive, tending to oppress: overburdensome: treating with severity or injustice: heavy: overpowering: difficult to bear.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Indeed their onset, one after one, would be overburdensome to them.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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