Definizione monolingua

arduous

arduous (comparative more arduous, superlative most arduous)

1. Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

   The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle.

2. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
   • 1974, Sue Bowder, The American biking atlas & touring guide, page 77:

     Beyond the river, an arduous slope rises 3286 feet in 13 miles.

   • 1999, Scott Ciencin, Mike Fredericks, Dinoverse:

     Mike looked up from the arduous mountain trail. Theyd been climbing for five hours and he was beginning to feel irritable.

   • 2006, Jack W. Plunkett, Plunketts Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2006:

     Survivor reaches as many as 28 million viewers who watch contestants win a new Pontiac or guzzle Mountain Dew after scaling an arduous cliff.

Definizione dizionario arduous

	arduo
	hard to climb
	needing or using up much energy
	Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill.

	ardua
	hard to climb
	needing or using up much energy

attivo

difficile

doloroso

dura

faticoso

laborioso

pesante

Altri significati:

Needing or using up much energy.

(Discuss <sup>(+)</sup> this sense) Difficult or exhausting to traverse.

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.