arduous — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

becoming, long, political, used, vocational

VERB + ARDUOUS

call, face, flames

ARDUOUS + NOUN

ascent, consultation, course, isidore, life, march, soul-draining, spirit

PREP.

through

ADV.

increasingly, incredibly

Definitions

adj

1

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle.

Chelsea survived and can now turn their attentions to the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Germany later this month as they face an increasingly arduous task to finish in the Premier League's top four.

2

burning; ardent

1805-1814, Dante, Henry Francis Cary (translator), The Divine Comedy Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore.

3

Difficult or exhausting to traverse.

Beyond the river, an arduous slope rises 3286 feet in 13 miles.

Mike looked up from the arduous mountain trail. They'd been climbing for five hours and he was beginning to feel irritable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

adjective — taxing to the utmost

straining
strenuous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle.

Wiktionary

02

Chelsea survived and can now turn their attentions to the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Germany later this month as they face an increasingly arduous task to finish in the Premier Le

Wiktionary

03

1805-1814, Dante, Henry Francis Cary (translator), The Divine Comedy Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore.

Wiktionary

04

She went through a long and arduous vocational course.

Tatoeba · #2462875

05

Running the Inca Trail near Machu Picchu can be arduous.

Tatoeba · #2462881

06

The situation is becoming arduous.

Tatoeba · #2996674

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, arduous is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.