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February 08, 2019 Word of the Day

arduous /ˈɑɚʤəwəs/ adjective
arduous
/ˈɑɚʤəwəs/
adjective

more arduous; most arduous

Picking strawberries all day is arduous work.
Picking strawberries all day is arduous work.
Definition of ARDUOUS

: very difficult

  • He went through a long and arduous training program.

  • years of arduous study

  • an arduous chore/duty/job/task

  • an arduous journey across miles of desert

— arduously adverb

  • working arduously

— arduousness noun [noncount]

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