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burdensome
English
Etymology
burden +? -some
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b??.d?n.s?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?b?.d?n.s?m/
Adjective
burdensome (comparative more burdensome, superlative most burdensome)
- Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), § 6:
- . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), § 6:
Synonyms
- (of or like a burden): arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing
Related terms
- burden
Derived terms
Translations
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knotty
English
Etymology
From Middle English knotty, knotti, equivalent to knot +? -y. Compare Dutch knoestig (“knotty”), German knotig (“knotty”), Swedish knutig, knotig (“knotty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ti/
- Homophone: naughty (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
- Rhymes: -?ti
Adjective
knotty (comparative knottier or more knotty, superlative knottiest or most knotty)
- Full of knots.
- Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
- Synonyms: intricate, thorny
Derived terms
- Knotty Ash
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
- knotti, cnotti
Etymology
From knotte +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kn?ti?/
Adjective
knotty
- knotted, tied, linked
- knotty, tangled, twisted
- knobby, bumpy, clumped
- knoblike, protruding
Descendants
- English: knotty
- Scots: knottie
References
- “knott?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
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