Meaning & Definition of Arduous in English
English⟶
Arduous
/ɑrʤuəs/
adjective
1. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
- Especially physical effort
- "Worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
- "A grueling campaign"
- "Hard labor"
- "Heavy work"
- "Heavy going"
- "Spent many laborious hours on the project"
- "Set a punishing pace"
synonym:
- arduous,
- backbreaking,
- grueling,
- gruelling,
- hard,
- heavy,
- laborious,
- operose,
- punishing,
- toilsome
2. Taxing to the utmost
- Testing powers of endurance
- "His final, straining burst of speed"
- "A strenuous task"
- "Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- f.d.roosevelt
synonym:
- arduous,
- straining,
- strenuous
3. Difficult to accomplish
- Demanding considerable mental effort and skill
- "The arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
synonym:
- arduous