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[ adjective ] not easily borne; wearing
Synonyms Examples "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return" "my duties weren't onerous I only had to greet the guests" "a taxing schedule" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)`` One of the things which makes our lives drab and empty and which leaves us , at the end of the day , fatigued and deflated spiritually is the pressure of the taxing , practical , utilitarian concern of common-sense objects . Related terms |
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