1. arduous - Adjective
2. arduous - Adjective Satellite
Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.
Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe arduous work of preparing a dictionary Source: Internet
worked their arduous way up the mining valley Source: Internet
a grueling campaign Source: Internet
hard labor Source: Internet
heavy work Source: Internet
heavy going Source: Internet