Burdensomeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Burdensome \Bur"den*some\, a.
     Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue;
     oppressive.
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           The debt immense of endless gratitude


           So burdensome.                           --Milton.
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     Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous;
          oppressive; troublesome.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. --
          {Bur"den*some*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  burdensomeness
       n : unwelcome burdensome difficulty [syn: {onerousness}, {oppressiveness}]