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Definition of Arduous

1. Adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. "Set a punishing pace"

2. Adjective. Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. "Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"

3. Adjective. Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill. "The arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

Definition of Arduous

1. a. Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

Definition of Arduous

1. Adjective. Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance. ¹

2. Adjective. (obsolete) burning; ardent ¹

3. Adjective. Difficult or exhausting to traverse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arduous

1. involving great labor or hardship [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arduous

ardent fever ardent spirits ardently ardentness ardi gasna ardi gasnas ardor ardors ardour ardours

ardri ardrigh ardrighs ardris ards arduous (current term) arduously arduousness arduousnesses are

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Literary usage of Arduous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1911)
"as he will be less able to do this than to run; for it is to the young that labors abundant and arduous wholly belong.” “True beyond all question.” XVI. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"It is difficult to exaggerate the value of Mr. Hatcher's and Mr. Peterson's long and arduous labors. Materials have now been gathered that will make ..."

3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to by James Boswell (1884)
"... his extraordinary endowments, or his various works, has been equalled by few in any age, is an arduous, and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task. ..."

4. The Seasons by James Thomson (1810)
"Their arduous voyage thro' the liquid sky. Their tribes adjusted, clean'd their vigorous wing^ ; / And now their rout^design'd, their lenders^chose, 6-f. ..."

5. Lives of the Queens of England: from the Norman conquest by Agnes Strickland (1848)
"... and it seems to have been greatly aggravated by the arduous letters, she had almost daily to write to the protector, respecting her required conformity ..."

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