Meaning of arduous in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɑrdʒuəs/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   arduous

   Definitions

   1. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • effortful
2. 2. taxing to the utmost

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • effortful
3. 3. difficult to accomplish

   Examples

   • « demanding considerable mental effort and skill »
   • « the arduous work of preparing a dictionary »

   Synonyms

   • difficult
   • hard