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- Dictionaryarduous/ˈɑːdjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring: "an arduous journey"
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difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort: In those days, a trip to the West was an arduous journey.
The meaning of ARDUOUS is hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult. How to use arduous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Arduous.
Arduous definition: requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult. See examples of ARDUOUS used in a sentence.
difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort: In those days, a trip to the West was an arduous journey.
difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill. “the arduous work of preparing a dictionary” synonyms: difficult, hard. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. adjective. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance.
1. requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish; strenuous. 2. hard to endure; harsh. arduous conditions. 3. hard to overcome or surmount; steep or difficult. an arduous track. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of arduous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ARDUOUS definition: needing a lot of effort to do: . Learn more.
1. requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish; strenuous. 2. hard to endure; harsh: arduous conditions. 3. hard to overcome or surmount; steep or difficult: an arduous track. [C16: from Latin arduus steep, difficult] ˈarduously adv. ˈarduousness n.
Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. American Heritage. Difficult to do; laborious; onerous. Webster's New World. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. A long, arduous, and exhausting war. American Heritage. Using much energy; strenuous. Webster's New World. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount. American Heritage.
