Meaning of burdensome in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbərdnsəm/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    burdensome

    Definitions

    1. not easily borne

    Examples

    • « wearing »
    • « the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return »
    • « my duties weren't onerous »
    • « I only had to greet the guests »
    • « a taxing schedule »

    Synonyms

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  • « Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current laws are needlessly burdensome. »
    Sherwood Boehlert
  • « I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace. »
    Richard Cobden

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