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arduous

Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/

The English word “arduous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
  2. burning; ardent
  3. Difficult or exhausting to traverse.

Etymology

From Latin arduus (“lofty, high, steep, hard to reach, difficult, laborious”), akin to Irish ard (“high”).

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