#040 Onerous

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This week's word is

Onerous

[ˈōnərəs, ˈänərəs]


ADJECTIVE
(Of a task, duty, or responsibility): Involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. "He found his duties increasingly onerous."

LAW
Involving heavy obligations: "An onerous lease."