† oneroseadj.
Obsolete.
Onerous, burdensome.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [adjective] > encumbering > burdening
chargeous138.
onerous1395
chargeantc1400
onerable?a1475
importunable?c1485
chargeand1487
onerosea1500
chargeable1509
chargeful1529
burdenousa1535
onerarious1548
burdensome1578
loadsome1578
burdeninga1616
loading1625
a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 100 (MED) Mete, drinke, cloþe, & oþer þinges longing to þe body are onerose to a fervent spirit.
1687 N. Johnston Assurance Abbey & Church-lands 164 By whatever contract, either Lucerative, or Onerose they have come.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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