onerous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: onerous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for onerous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onerous adj not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" Synonym(s): burdensome, onerous, taxing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onerous \On"erous\, a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load, burden: cf.F. on[82]reux.] Burdensome; oppressive. [bd]Too onerous* a solicitude.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Onerous cause} (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to {gratuitous}.