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ARDUOUS
(adj.) difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill
"the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
He undertook the arduous work of preparing a dictionary. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley", "a grueling campaign", "hard labor", "heavy work", "heavy going", "spent many laborious hours on the project", "set a punishing pace"
synonyms : backbreaking , grueling , gruelling , hard , heavy , laborious , operose , punishing , toilsomeEvery morning, the miners worked their arduous way up the mining valley. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
"his final, straining burst of speed", "a strenuous task", "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"
synonyms : straining , strenuousThe exhausted team reached the mountain peak after ten arduous days. -added by naila_inlas
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(Tag: Global) (h)ard + u (you) + ous (we); This work is very difficult and required full of hard work from us and your side.
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(Tag: ) arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us"
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-2 (Tag: hindi) aath(8)+dus(10):lot of hard work so v require 8 or ten ppl
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-2 (Tag: rhyme) Art's climb up the mountain was a duel. Art's climb up the mountain was 'Artduelous'
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Mid-16th century. < Latin arduus "steep, difficult added by bimal03
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