onerous

English

/ˈɒnəɹəs/, /ˈɑnəɹəs/

adj
Definitions
  • imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English onerous derived from Middle French onereux derived from Old French onereus derived from Latin onerosus (burdensome) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂- (burden, charge, onerate, name).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃enh₂-

Gloss

burden, charge, onerate, name

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