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onerousness Definition


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onerous
adj
    1. Heavy; difficult to do or bear; oppressive.
      Thesaurus: oppressive, difficult, demanding, laborious, taxing, formidable, arduous, gruelling, tedious, heavy, hard, harsh.
    2. law.
      Said of a contract, etc: with or involving a legal burden or obligation.
Derivative: onerously
adverb
    Derivative: onerousness
    noun
      Etymology: 14c: from Latin onerosus, from onus burden.



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