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

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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The tax proposal, said campaign strategist Dan Newman, “opens up a can of worms sliding down a slippery slope by taxing cars, houses, wheelbarrows and everything else.”

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In past elections, naming a premier and forming a government has proven to be the most taxing post-election process.

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Related Words

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