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onerous
/ ˈəʊ-; ˈɒnərəs /
adjective
- laborious or oppressive
- law (of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages
Derived Forms
- ˈonerously, adverb
- ˈonerousness, noun
Other Words From
- oner·ous·ly adverb
- oner·ous·ness o·ne·ros·i·ty [oh-n, uh, -, ros, -i-tee], noun
- non·oner·ous adjective
- non·oner·ous·ly adverb
- non·oner·ous·ness noun
- un·oner·ous adjective
- un·oner·ous·ly adverb
- un·oner·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of onerous1
Example Sentences
It wouldn’t overturn some onerous provisions of state law, including the requirement for parental consent to minors’ abortions.
The Americans also criticise the way Israel slows the delivery of aid by imposing onerous rules, and make a number of specific demands:
Ms Murray said the security measures were "not meant to be punitive or onerous, like some people may suggest, it literally is very proportionate".
He said that due to his dire financial straits, he had no choice but to accept “onerous terms he would have normally rejected in the years before his criminal conviction.”
He’s succeeded in every big moment amid the greatest of expectations blanketed with the most onerous of pressure.
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