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 , toilsome

  Every morning, the miners worked their arduous way up the mining valley. -added by naila_inlas

  running a marathon is grueling -added by nithi

• (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 , strenuous

  The exhausted team reached the mountain peak after ten arduous days. -added by naila_inlas

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