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arduous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | arduousness |
the arduous work of preparing a dictionary.
Examples of arduous
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Thousands more are turned away, too old or ill to survive the arduous operation.
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The founders did not fully realise how arduous would be the voyage to Australia.
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While some sue to get back pay or be reinstated, winning such a case is arduous.
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Vonn edged Maze in the final stages of the race on the arduous Banderiza course.
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For instance, I've believed that work must be arduous, even miserable, at times.
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But that shopping can be arduous in a market not set up to respond to consumers.
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Psychotherapy can be arduous and painful for the patient, and for the therapist.
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Cordes came here to take a final step in an arduous odyssey from male to female.
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Those who remain will accompany Haitians in an arduous struggle toward recovery.
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- Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
- Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
- Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
- (arduously) in an arduous manner; "they worked arduously"
- (arduousness) extreme effortfulness
- Scinax arduous is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance; this sense) Difficult or exhausting to traverse
- Difficult or demanding
