Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
- adjective Causing hardship or distress.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weighing like a heavy burden; grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive; heavy; wearisome: as, “burthensome exactions,”
- Able to carry burdens or cargoes.
- Synonyms Onerous, troublesome, fatiguing, hard to bear.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
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- adjective Of or like a
burden ;arduous ordemanding
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not easily borne; wearing
Etymologies
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Examples
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From free learning sources such as MIT OpenCourseWare, to fully formed tuition-free degree programs such as those offered by University of the People, the phrase "burdensome tuition" is becoming a phrase of the past.
Shai Reshef: How Open Educational Resources are Changing Higher Education Shai Reshef 2011
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From free learning sources such as MIT OpenCourseWare, to fully formed tuition-free degree programs such as those offered by University of the People, the phrase "burdensome tuition" is becoming a phrase of the past.
Shai Reshef: How Open Educational Resources are Changing Higher Education Shai Reshef 2011
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Mr. Romney told a crowd in Florida that he would lower tax rates to make America more competitive globally, eliminate what he called burdensome regulations and push for trade deals and greater domestic energy exploration.
GOP Candidates Get New Impetus to Push Job Plans Patrick O'Connor 2011
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Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who chairs the Budget Committee, proposes not only to limit federal spending and reconfigure major federal health programs, but also to rewrite the tax code, cutting the top tax rate for both individuals and corporations to 25 percent from 35 percent, reducing the number of income tax brackets and eliminating what it calls a "burdensome tangle of loopholes."
NYT > Home Page By CARL HULSE 2011
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They point to Arizona - the only state with such a law - saying citizens there have had trouble because of what they call burdensome requirements.
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They point to Arizona _ the only state with such a law _ saying citizens there have had trouble because of what they call burdensome requirements.
unknown title 2009
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INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's state schools chief wants to revamp teacher licensing requirements and eliminate what he calls burdensome regulations not proven to improve teacher quality.
unknown title 2009
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The groups said the proposed change would have unfairly required businesses with USDA contracts to certify that their subcontractors and suppliers are in compliance with labor laws, a mandate they called a burdensome and impossible task that runs counter to President Barack Obama's vow to curb excess regulation.
Agriculture Department Eases Stance on Contracts Scott Kilman 2012
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Leftists want to their charity to be called burdensome taxation, conservatives just want to keep calling it charity; a willing and willful need to be generous for the simple sake of it.
Biden has only been giving 0.06% - 0.31% of his adjusted gross income to charity. Ann Althouse 2008
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Today, Bush will sign the renewal of the Voting Rights Act, reauthorizing provisions that a decade ago he called a burdensome and unnecessary federal intrusion.
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