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arduous
adjective
Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill
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ˈɑːdjuːəs
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adjective
Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill
“The arduous work of preparing a dictionary”
adjective
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
“Worked their arduous way up the mining valley”
adjective
Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
“His final, straining burst of speed”
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The arduous work of preparing a dictionary
Worked their arduous way up the mining valley
A grueling campaign
Hard labor
Heavy work
Heavy going
His final, straining burst of speed
A strenuous task
{'source': 'F.D.Roosevelt', 'text': 'your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here'}
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