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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)

  1. 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.), ยง 6:
      . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

Synonyms

  • (of or like a burden): arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing

Related terms

  • burden

Derived terms

Translations

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puzzling

English

Verb

puzzling

  1. present participle of puzzle

Adjective

puzzling (comparative more puzzling, superlative most puzzling)

  1. Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

Translations

Noun

puzzling (plural puzzlings)

  1. Time spent pondering something confusing.

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