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Definition of burdensome adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

burdensome

adjective
 
/ˈbɜːdnsəm/
 
/ˈbɜːrdnsəm/
 (formal)
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  1. causing worry, difficulty or hard work synonym onerous
    • The new regulations will be burdensome for small businesses.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBurdensome is used with these nouns:
    • regulation
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