Hypertext Webster Gateway: "onerous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Onerous \On"er*ous\, a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load,
burden: cf.F. on['e]reux.]
Burdensome; oppressive. ``Too onerous a solicitude.'' --I.
Taylor.

{Onerous cause} (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration;
-- opposed to {gratuitous}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

onerous
adj : not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing
the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I
only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
[syn: {burdensome}, {taxing}]

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