bur·den·some

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• bur´den|some|ly — bur|den|some «BUR duhn suhm», adjective. hard to bear; very heavy; oppressive: »Figurative. The President s many duties are burdensome. SYNONYM(S): oppressing, onerous. See syn. under heavy. (Cf. ↑heavy) –bur´den|some|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• bur|den|some — «BUR duhn suhm», adjective. hard to bear; very heavy; oppressive: »Figurative. The President s many duties are burdensome. SYNONYM(S): oppressing, onerous. See syn. under heavy. (Cf. ↑heavy) –bur´den|some|ly, adverb. –bur´den|some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• bur´den|some|ness — bur|den|some «BUR duhn suhm», adjective. hard to bear; very heavy; oppressive: »Figurative. The President s many duties are burdensome. SYNONYM(S): oppressing, onerous. See syn. under heavy. (Cf. ↑heavy) –bur´den|some|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• o|ver|bur|den|some — «OH vuhr BUR duhn suhm», adjective. excessively burdensome: »Too many tasks become overburdensome …   Useful english dictionary

• bur — al·bur·num; Bur·ber·ry; bur·bler; bur·bly; bur·bot; bur; bur·chell s; bur·de·kin; bur·den·less; bur·den·man; bur·den s; bur·den·some; bur·den·some·ly; bur·den·some·ness; bur·el; bur·gage; bur·gall; bur·ga·mot; bur·gao; bur·gee; bur·gess;… …   English syllables

• burdensome — bur·den·some …   English syllables

• burdensomely — bur·den·some·ly …   English syllables

• burdensome — bur|den|some [ˈbə:dnsəm US ˈbə:r ] adj formal causing problems or additional work ▪ These charges are particularly burdensome for poor parents …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burdensome — bur|den|some [ bɜrdnsəm ] adjective FORMAL creating problems for someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• burdensomeness — bur·den·some·ness …   English syllables