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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
Yet their biggest star, a master practitioner of the sport, could face prison time for much less onerous financial crimes.
The pair had argued, and the assistant ceased performing this most onerous of duties.
It was regarded as so deeply onerous that the dictator Anastasio “Tachito” Somoza abolished it in 1970.
The demand of being an EU state have been onerous and living conditions have not improved.
Help with onerous conditions is not help so much as benevolent coercion.
Nothing is more onerous and more ruinous for the greatest part of the nations than the worship of their Gods!
One is medical officer, another is second in command, and the most onerous task is that accepted by the 'steward.'
Persist in your resolve, and remain faithful to your duties, no matter how onerous they may seem.
Their estates were relieved of a most onerous charge, and the lands freed from the burden of supporting the army of the state.
The ostentation of the court had become an onerous ceremony, the monarchical principle an unendurable constraint.
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