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[ ahr-joo-uhs or, especially British, ahr-dyoo- ] / ˈɑr dʒu əs or, especially British, ˈɑr dyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arduous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiverequiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking. requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort. hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill. hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter. Origin of arduous1530–40; <Latin arduus erect, steep, laborious; see -ous SYNONYMS FOR arduous1 hard, toilsome, onerous, wearisome, burdensome, exhausting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR arduous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR arduousSEE ANTONYMS FOR arduous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM arduousar·du·ous·ly, adverbar·du·ous·ness, nounsu·per·ar·du·ous, adjectivesu·per·ar·du·ous·ly, adverb su·per·ar·du·ous·ness, nounun·ar·du·ous, adjectiveun·ar·du·ous·ly, adverbun·ar·du·ous·ness, noun Words nearby arduousArdipithecus ramidus, Ardmore, ardor, ardour, ARDS, arduous, are, area, Area 51, area bombing, area code Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arduousIt's slow and arduous and takes great concentration under the best of circumstances. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even more striking are the courteous and collegial manners displayed, even during the arduous filibuster in the Senate. How a Dream Became a Law: Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964|Wendy Smith|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Once the budget has been creatively handled, a director still faces the arduous task of casting. The Art of Smutty Spoofs: Porn Parodies Aren’t a Joke Anymore|Aurora Snow|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The road to the Olympics is already long and arduous enough. India’s Olympic Mess: Why You Won’t See the Nation’s Flag in Sochi|Kevin Fixler|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His successors will face the arduous task of fleshing out the content of this “pivot.” Hats Off to Tom Donilon|Leslie H. Gelb|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Next day the arduous work of cutting a road through the forest and up the mountainside was begun. The Pioneers|R.M. Ballantyne My duties, although various, were not arduous, but occupied a large portion of my time. Jack in the Forecastle|John Sherburne Sleeper The ascent of the mountain was most arduous, the natural difficulties being much increased by the difficulty of respiration. The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby But twelve arduous years of struggle with recurring difficulties passed before success began to dawn. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke Their time in the line, beginning as it had done on 30th July 1915, had been long and arduous. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
British Dictionary definitions for arduous
adjectiverequiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish; strenuous hard to endure; harsharduous conditions hard to overcome or surmount; steep or difficultan arduous track Derived forms of arduousarduously, adverbarduousness, nounWord Origin for arduousC16: from Latin arduus steep, difficult Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to arduousuphill, onerous, trying, tough, grueling, backbreaking, tiring, exhausting, burdensome, strenuous, formidable, rigorous, troublesome, laborious, painful, harsh, heavy, labored, murder, punishing |