单词 | burdensome |
释义 | burdensomeburthensomeadj. 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). < adj.1578 |
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