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[ bur-dn-suhm ] / ˈbɜr dn səm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR burdensome ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveoppressively heavy; onerous. distressing; troublesome. Nautical. having a full hull form, as a merchant vessel built for capacity rather than speed. Origin of burdensomeFirst recorded in 1570–80; burden1 + -some1 OTHER WORDS FROM burdensomebur·den·some·ly, adverbbur·den·some·ness, nounnon·bur·den·some, adjectivenon·bur·den·some·ly, adverb non·bur·den·some·ness, nounun·bur·den·some, adjective Words nearby burdensomebur cucumber, burd, burden, burdened, burden of proof, burdensome, burdizzo, burdock, bureau, bureaucracy, bureaucrat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burdensomeAlthough the cases were dropped, the matter turned out to be financially burdensome to Ramos. The Startling Reach and Disparate Impact of Cleveland Clinic’s Private Police Force|by David Armstrong|September 28, 2020|ProPublica He argued that the government has less burdensome alternatives, such as the stake sale, to achieve its national-security aims. TikTok will not be banned at midnight, judge rules|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 28, 2020|Fortune These companies fear that national data privacy legislation would be burdensome or badly designed. App bans won’t make US security risks disappear|Amy Nordrum|September 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review They'll take your jobs (never mind that you don't want to do the burdensome and humble jobs they are willing to do)! Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time!|Gene Robinson|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But recently the obligations have gotten significantly more tedious and burdensome. Rand Paul and the Certification Racket|Russell Saunders|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST People returning home from prison struggle to reconnect with their families, find work and adhere to burdensome parole conditions. Are Prisons Bleeding Us Dry?|Sheila A. Bedi|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST [T]he Agriculture Department abandoned the costly and burdensome review process it had applied to earlier claims. Do We Really Trust Government Bureaucracy to Handle Immigration Reform?|David Frum|April 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST The best way to do this is to minimize the amount of burdensome regulation that we put on them. Congress Is Considering a Bill to Make Internet Firms Collect Sales Tax. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t Pass It.|Megan McArdle|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST But you know how I loved him, and how I felt for him, so it is hard for me to say it, but he is burdensome occasionally. Children of the Soil|Henryk Sienkiewicz She was indeed fond of visiting her subjects, and perhaps subjected her nobles to a burdensome hospitality. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord How, then, can the necessity for burdensome, oppressive toil be more profitable for people? On the Significance of Science and Art|Count Lyof N. Tolstoi The comfort she enjoyed, the affection and respect with which she was surrounded, were often burdensome to her conscience. He had the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our services light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves.|Charles A. Scott
British Dictionary definitions for burdensomeCollins 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 burdensomeonerous, taxing, demanding, oppressive, difficult, disturbing, exacting, exigent, heavy, irksome, tough, trying, wearing, weighty, wearying, carking, crushing, superincumbent |