Definition of Burdensome

1. Adjective. Not easily borne; wearing. "A taxing schedule"

Exact synonyms: Onerous, Taxing
Similar to: Heavy
Derivative terms: Burdensomeness, Onerousness

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

burdashes
burden
burden of persuasion
burden of production
burden of proof
burdened
burdener
burdeners
burdenest
burdeneth
burdening
burdenless
burdenous
burdens
burdens of proof
burdensome (current term)
burdensomely
burdensomeness
burdie
burdies
burdock
burdocks
burds
bure
bureau
bureau-ocracy
bureau de change
bureau de changes
bureaucracies
bureaucracy

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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