onerously

An adverb meaning "in a burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome manner." It describes actions or conditions that impose a heavy load, difficulty, or obligation.

• 🇫🇷Adverbe signifiant « de manière lourde, contraignante ou pénible ». Il décrit des actions ou des conditions qui imposent un fardeau, des difficultés ou des obligations importantes.

1. In a burdensome or difficult way C2 formal

   In a manner that involves a great deal of effort, difficulty, or hardship.

   • The new regulations weighed onerously on small businesses.
   • He was onerously tasked with managing the entire project alone.
   • The debt repayment schedule was onerously strict.

   🇫🇷d'une manière pénible

   Synonymes: arduouslyexactingharshlylaboriouslyoppressivelyweightily

   Antonymes: easilyeffortlesslylightly

• more onerously comparative form
• most onerously superlative form