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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. not easily borne; wearing;
- Example: "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"
- Example: "my duties weren't onerous I only had to greet the guests";
- Example: "a taxing schedule"
[syn: burdensome, onerous, taxing]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Onerous \On"er*ous\, a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load,
   burden: cf. F. on['e]reux.]
   Burdensome; oppressive. "Too onerous a solicitude." --I.
   Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]

   Onerous cause (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration;
      -- opposed to gratuitous.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

onerous
    adj 1: not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of
           preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't
           onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing
           schedule" [syn: burdensome, onerous, taxing]