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- Dictionaryburdensome/ˈbəːdns(ə)m/
adjective
- 1. difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing: "the burdensome responsibilities of professional life"
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ultra-sensitive. unintuitive. See more results » (Definition of burdensome from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of burdensome. burdensome. It tends to be more burdensome for society. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
The meaning of BURDENSOME is imposing or constituting a burden : oppressive. How to use burdensome in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Burdensome.
adjective. formal us / ˈbɝː.d ə n.səm / uk / ˈbɜː.d ə n.səm / Add to word list. causing difficulties or work: a burdensome task. Synonyms. onerous formal. taxing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidably. get blood out of/from a stone idiom. grail. gruelingly.
Burdensome definition: oppressively heavy; onerous.. See examples of BURDENSOME used in a sentence.
If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
Something that's burdensome is very difficult or tiring. It's better to weed your garden regularly, rather than put it off until it becomes an exhausting, burdensome task.
Definition of burdensome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy. 2. Causing hardship or distress. bur′den·some·ly adv. bur′den·some·ness n. Synonyms: burdensome, onerous, oppressive, weighty.
burdensome meaning, definition, what is burdensome: causing problems or additional work: Learn more.
Synonyms for BURDENSOME: oppressive, harsh, tough, searing, hard, severe, brutal, rough; Antonyms of BURDENSOME: easy, light, soft, comfortable, pleasant, luxurious, agreeable, friendly.
