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burthensome

burthensome is the obsolete spelling of burdensome.

Meaning of burdensome

Adjective

burdensome (comparative more burdensome, superlative most burdensome)

  1. Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
    • . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 6

Forms of burthensome

comparativemore burthensome
superlativemost burthensome

Origin of burthensome

From burthen + -some.

Questions about burthensome

What is burthensome the obsolete spelling of?
Burthensome is the obsolete spelling of burdensome.

Words near burthensome in the dictionary

  1. Burtenshaw
  2. burthen
  3. burthened
  4. burthening
  5. burthens
  6. burthensome
  7. Burtholme
  8. Burtis
  9. Burtises
  10. burtite
  11. Burtner

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