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Burdensome

//ˈbɜː.dən.səm// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

    ". . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not easily borne; wearing wordnet

Etymology

From burden + -some.

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