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单词 burdensome
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burdensomeburthensomeadj.

Brit. /ˈbəːdnsəm/, /ˈbəːð(ə)nsəm/, U.S. /ˈbərdnsəm/, /ˈbərð(ə)nsəm/
Etymology: < burden n. + -some suffix1.
1.
a. Of the nature of a burden; onerous, cumbersome, oppressive, troublesome, wearisome.
ΘΚΠ
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
1578 Bk. Christian Prayers in Private Prayers (1851) 459 Considering how burthensome crowns and sceptres are.
1611 Bible (King James) Zech. xii. 3 In that day will I make Ierusalem a burdensome stone. View more context for this quotation
1712 F. Tanner Plainest, Easiest, & Prettiest Method Short-hand p. iv Not at all burdensome to the memory.
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxiv. 20 A long definition is..burthensome to the memory.
1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. i. iv. 44 The tax becomes doubly burdensome.
b. as quasi-n. Burdensomeness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > encumberment > burdensomeness
heavinessc950
burdensomeness1574
poise1593
burdensome1645
cumbersomeness1785
onerousness1849
1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 41 If our Saviour tooke away ought of law, it was the burthensome of it.
2. Capable of carrying a good burden. U.S. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > transport > [adjective] > suitable to transport or convey
burdenable1632
onerary1658
burdensome1763
1763 Boston Evening Post 9 May A very good and burthensome Schooner for sale.
1834 C. F. Hoffman Let. 12 Mar. in Winter in West (1835) II. 76 The burthensome steamboats from New-Orleans reach here at the lowest stage of the river.
1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xviii. 321 ‘Pull under the stern of that large ship.’.. ‘A fine burdensome craft that, sir.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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