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Definition of Burdensome
1. Adjective. Not easily borne; wearing. "A taxing schedule"
Definition of Burdensome
1. a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
Definition of Burdensome
1. Adjective. Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burdensome
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burdensome
Literary usage of Burdensome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, Robert Phillimore (1842)
"them ; and that an exemption from burdensome offices will be an ease ; that the
office of sheriff being one of those, it will be giving the act an effect ..."
2. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"But Trustee May Abandon burdensome Property or Unprofitable Contracts.—While it
is true that the trustee is bound in his rights to property by the ..."
3. The Law and Practice in Bankruptcy Under the National Bankruptcy Act of 1898 by William Miller Collier, William Horace Hotchkiss, Frank Bixby Gilbert, Fred Eugene Rosbrook (1921)
"burdensome AND EXEMPT PROPERTY. a. burdensome property and contracts. ...
The statute is silent respecting burdensome property. The English l*v goes into ..."
4. Germany by OECD Staff, OECD (2004)
"burdensome regulations need to be reduced Lowering administrative costs helps
increase labour productivity, as firms can shift resources to productive use, ..."
5. Thirty Years' View; Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1854)
"He had no doubt but that this banking system was more burdensome to the free ...
And with how much real capital is this banking system, so burdensome to the ..."
6. The Financial Policy of Corporations by Arthur Stone Dewing (1920)
"... saving in fixed charges can be brought about in all types of reorganization
through the cancellation of burdensome leases and operating contracts. ..."
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