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burdensome

adjective/ˈbɜː.dən.səm/

What It Means

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

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Burdensome in Context

“Finally, there are the commuter trains. Both companies operate these around the big cities and both find them burdensome, owing to the lack of off-peak travel.”

— 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555

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From burden + -some.

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