arduous
/ˈɑɹ.d͡ʒu.əs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.18 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
Example Sentences
- "The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle."
- "The slave-labour camps proliferated and became an important factor in the state economy, especially in regions where conditions were most arduous, as in the mines and forests of Siberia."
- "Chelsea survived and can now turn their attentions to the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Germany later this month as they face an increasingly arduous task to finish in the Premier League's top four."
- "1805-1814, Dante, Henry Francis Cary (translator), The Divine Comedy Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore."
- "Beyond the river, an arduous slope rises 3286 feet in 13 miles."
- "Mike looked up from the arduous mountain trail. They'd been climbing for five hours and he was beginning to feel irritable."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃erdʰ-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹ.d͡ʒu.əs/
- British English: /ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more arduous (comparative)
most arduous (superlative)