ARDUOUS


Meaning of ARDUOUS in English

ˈär]jəwəs, ˈȧ], Brit usually & US sometimes ]dyəw-\ adjective

Etymology: Latin arduus high, steep, difficult; akin to Old Norse örthigr, örthugr high, steep, bold, Old Irish ard high, tall, Tocharian A orto up, Avestan ərədva high

1.

a. : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult , onerous

building a college curriculum … is a long, arduous , and difficult task — J.P.Leonard

b. : marked by great labor or effort : strenuous , exacting

determined to save him from a life of arduous toil — A.C.Cole

2. : hard to climb : steep , lofty

those arduous paths they trod — Alexander Pope

3. : hard to endure : full of difficulties and hardships : trying

your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here — F.D.Roosevelt

Synonyms: see hard

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.