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arduous
/ˈɑɹ.d͡ʒu.əs/
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What does arduous mean?
adjective
- Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
- Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (obsolete) burning; ardent
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɑɹ.d͡ʒu.əs/
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There, with Woola, I had spent a comfortable night, and rose much refreshed after the arduous labors of the past few days.
To dream of spools of thread, indicates some long and arduous tasks, but which when completed will meet your most sanguine expectations.
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Needless to say he had no friends, was known as "that nut" and really broke down from too arduous an introspective existence.
The day had been long and arduous, and he slept soundly and comfortably, though he growled and barked and wrestled with bad dreams.
But those who have made the experiment are of a different way of thinking, and count it the most arduous form of idleness.