Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective characterized by toilsome effort; requiring extreme physical or mental effort.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
gruelling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
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Examples
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Men's tennis players, frustrated by what they describe as a grueling playing calendar and unfairness in the distribution of prize money, are rallying against the sport's governing bodies.
Roger and Rafa's Rough Patch Jason Gay 2012
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Both players put in grueling offseason conditioning work to make it happen.
Jay Cutler exciting fans and taking charge of Bears offense 2009
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Q: How grueling is the physical aspect of shooting the show?
The Tail Section » LOST: Season 3 Shooting Begins Date… 2006
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The series, tentatively titled So You Want to Run a Not-For-Profit Organization, will feature ten aspiring executives competing in grueling physical contests, ingesting unusual food-like items, and answering questions about section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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It's already clear this will be known as the grueling decade, the Hobbesian decade.
Let's play the Blame Game! Steve Sailer 2005
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It's already clear this will be known as the grueling decade, the Hobbesian decade.
Archive 2005-09-04 Steve Sailer 2005
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It's already clear this will be known as the grueling decade, the Hobbesian decade.
8/28/05 - 9/4/05 Steve Sailer 2005
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Marine One touched down at 1: 40 in the morning at the Crawford Ranch in what can only be called a grueling campaign finale.
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The Yukon Quest is known as a grueling race with often-harsh weather combined with minimal support and resupply compared to the more-famous Iditarod race.
The Shad Plank 2010
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The Yukon Quest is known as a grueling race with often-harsh weather combined with minimal support and resupply compared to the more-famous Iditarod race.
The Shad Plank 2010
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