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burdensomely

burdensomely adverb: in a burdensome fashion.

Adverb

burdensomely (comparative more burdensomely, superlative most burdensomely)

  1. In a burdensome fashion.
    • On this and other shows, and in her 2008 biography, “sTori Telling,” Tori Spelling freely discusses her “complicated” relationship with her mother, her distress at the will, and her burdensomely privileged childhood.2009 April 5, Liesl Schillinger, “Monkey See? Monkey, Do Tell”, in The New York Times

Forms of burdensomely

comparativemore burdensomely
superlativemost burdensomely

Origin of burdensomely

From burdensome + -ly.

Questions about burdensomely

What does burdensomely mean?
Burdensomely means in a burdensome fashion.
What part of speech is burdensomely?
Burdensomely is an adverb.

Words near burdensomely in the dictionary

  1. burdenous
  2. burdens
  3. burdens of production
  4. burdens of proof
  5. burdensome
  6. burdensomely
  7. burdensomeness
  8. Burdeos
  9. Burder
  10. burdet
  11. burdets

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