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[ on -er-uh s, oh -ner- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
having or involving obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement.
Origin of onerous 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin onerōsus, equivalent to oner- (stem of onus ) burden + -ōsus -ous
SYNONYMS FOR onerous 1 heavy, crushing, grievous; irksome, galling.
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OTHER WORDS FROM onerous on·er·ous·ly, adverb on·er·ous·ness, o·ne·ros·i·ty [oh-nuh -ros -i-tee], /ˌoʊ nəˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun non·on·er·ous, adjective non·on·er·ous·ly, adverb non·on·er·ous·ness, noun un·on·er·ous, adjective un·on·er·ous·ly, adverb un·on·er·ous·ness, noun
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His originally powerful mind is excited to fresh exertion by his onerous and exalted position.
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His position was an onerous one, for the reputation of the wine was considerable, and it was necessary to maintain it.
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For ideas generate duties, knowledge stimulates action, and to act in a world of doubt may well be onerous .
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British Dictionary definitions for onerous adjective laborious or oppressive
law (of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages
Derived forms of onerous onerously , adverb onerousness , noun Word Origin for onerous C14: from Latin onerōsus burdensome, from onus load
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