Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance.
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
1 She helped people with the arduous paperwork involved in collecting government aid.
2 Revitalizing the New Orleans streetcar system has been a slow, arduous process.
3 It is arduous and often painful, but helps provide for their families.
4 These arduous examinations, particularly the Leaving, are also a uniquely Irish experience.
5 It had been a long, arduous journey through New Crobuzon's vaulted conduits.
6 And you thought your 45-minute commute to work in London was arduous !
7 That is admittedly an arduous and often too drawn out a process.
8 Living in the north appeared to be an arduous occupation this week.
9 When interest rates peaked in 1990, payments were arduous but quickly declined.
10 The climb should not be arduous , although we cannot use the road.
11 The drive to the Dartmoor was no longer arduous and too long.
12 Finding replacements for creative directors can be a long and arduous task.
13 With the year 1876 the really arduous portion of the campaign commenced.
14 The means used were profuse, in proportion as the task was arduous .
15 For two Galway students, the exams have been a particularly arduous time.
16 You must not interfere in the rather arduous task I shall undertake.
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