arduous
Speech parts
1. arduous - Adjective
2. arduous - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
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.
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Examples
the arduous work of preparing a dictionary
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
a grueling campaign
hard labor
heavy work
heavy going