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onerous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {Onerous cause} (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to {gratuitous}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: onerous adj : 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}, {taxing}]
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