Arduous Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Arduous

Meaning 1 : taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

    Example : your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here

    Synonyms : straining,  strenuous
Meaning 2 : characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

    Example : worked their arduous way up the mining valley

    Synonyms : backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  operose,  punishing,  toilsome
Meaning 3 : difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill

    Example : the arduous work of preparing a dictionary