Burdensome

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbəː.dÉ™n.sÉ™m/
• US IPA: /ˈbɝ.dÉ™n.sÉ™m/

Origin

burden + -some

Full definition of burdensome

Adjective

1. Of or like 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.

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• burden