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Synonyms for arduous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahr-joo-uhs or, esp. British, ahr-dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑr dʒu əs or, esp. British, ˈɑr dyu-

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Définition of arduous

Origin :
  • 1530s, "hard to accomplish, difficult to do," from Latin arduus "high, steep," also figuratively, "difficult," from PIE root *eredh- "to grow, high" (see ortho-). Literal sense of "high, steep, difficult to climb," attested in English from 1709.
  • adj difficult, hard to endure
Example sentences :
  • Every thought was bent to attain the end, no labour was deemed to arduous.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • How arduous and delicate they were may be readily understood.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • In the Winter of 1841, his duties were most trying and arduous.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • It is I, not she, at this rate, that must fail in the arduous trial.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Engage not in so arduous and important an enterprise immaturely.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • I know that a journey, according to their habits, will be painful and arduous, but it may be borne.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The ladder of psychic development is long and arduous to mount.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • His success in this arduous undertaking has been great indeed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various
  • In the evening she relieved Nadine Holt from her arduous duties in the sick-room.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Is the journey between this and the Salt Lake you speak of an arduous one?
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty

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