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arduous definition

ar·du·ous (är′jo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. difficult to do; laborious; onerous
  2. using much energy; strenuous
  3. steep; hard to climb

Etymology: L arduus, steep < IE *er(ə)dh-, high, to grow (> L arbor, tree) < base *er-, to set in motion, run

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arduous Synonyms

arduous

modif.

difficult, severe, strenuous, laborious; see difficult 1. See syn. study atdifficult.


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arduous Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: The heat combined with more than two weeks continuous pulling made the job arduous.

Modifies a noun

  • trek: The twelve day arduous trek to base camp is quite dangerous.

Modifying Another Word

  • physically: Prospective applicants are advised that days will be long and hot, and the work physically arduous.

Infinitive complement

  • get: This makes it evermore arduous to get cover for research that involves any type of human risk.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: For more than 1000 years the Church has labored in this place, and her work becomes more arduous as time goes on.

Preposition: of

  • condition: They undergo enormous strains and in the most arduous of conditions with no maintenance or lubrication.
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