arduous

adjective

ar·du·ous ˈär-jə-wəs How to pronounce arduous (audio)

-dyu̇-,

-jü-əs

: hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult

an arduous task

years of arduous training

: marked by great labor or effort : strenuous

… a life of arduous toil.

A. C. Cole

: hard to climb : steep

an arduous path

arduously adverb

arduousness noun

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"To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at." When Richard Steele published that line in The Guardian in 1713, he was using arduous in what was apparently a fairly new way for English writers in his day: to imply that something was steep or lofty as well as difficult or strenuous. Steele's use is one of the earliest documented in English for that meaning, but he didn't commit it to paper until almost 150 years after the first uses of the word in its "strenuous" sense. Although the "steep" sense is newer, it is still true to the word's origins; arduous derives from the Latin arduus, which means "high," "steep," or "difficult."

Example Sentences

Traveling for several days by train, stagecoach and horseback, they would reach Mariposa Grove, a stand of some 200 ancient giant sequoias, where they would rest before embarking on an arduous descent via 26 switchbacks into the valley.

Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian, July 2008 As yoga classes go, this is not an arduous one, but the students don't know that.

Richard Corliss, Time, 23 Apr. 2001 Women of middling means had the most to gain from increased consumption, for imported goods often reduced their long and arduous labor, especially in making candles and soap or in spinning and weaving cloth.

Alan Taylor, American Colonies, 2000 He went through a long and arduous training program. an arduous journey across miles of desert

Recent Examples on the Web Saturday night validated an arduous nine-month process.

Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 On the other end, there’s an arduous process when things don’t work out with an employee.

Morten Bruun, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Johnson was one of the only deputies able to make the arduous trek up to the crash site.

Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The timing of the meeting was less important than the purpose: To begin the arduous process of unpacking and learning from a season that was supposed to be a generational high-water mark for IU football but turned into a disaster.

Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022 Whether those peptides could have survived their arduous trek from space and contributed meaningfully to the origin of life is very much an open question.

Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 But the sun was still strong at 9,400 feet, where many hikers begin the arduous trek up Rocky Mountain National Park’s highest mountain.

Washington Post, 18 July 2021 Despite having contributed to the Hubble Space Telescope, Rieke said the long and arduous work on the Webb telescope was a lot of pressure.

Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 After his father’s death, Alaxi, the youngest son of the Kunga family, goes on a long and arduous spiritual journey to fulfil his father’s dying wish and his spiritual prophecy of achieving enlightenment.

Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 July 2022 See More

单词	arduously
释义	arduous adjective ar·du·ous ˈär-jə-wəs -dyu̇-, -jü-əs 1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult an arduous task years of arduous training b : marked by great labor or effort : strenuous … a life of arduous toil. A. C. Cole 2 : hard to climb : steep an arduous path arduously adverb arduousness noun Did you know? "To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at." When Richard Steele published that line in The Guardian in 1713, he was using arduous in what was apparently a fairly new way for English writers in his day: to imply that something was steep or lofty as well as difficult or strenuous. Steele's use is one of the earliest documented in English for that meaning, but he didn't commit it to paper until almost 150 years after the first uses of the word in its "strenuous" sense. Although the "steep" sense is newer, it is still true to the word's origins; arduous derives from the Latin arduus, which means "high," "steep," or "difficult." Synonyms Augean backbreaking challenging demanding difficult effortful exacting formidable grueling gruelling hard heavy hellacious herculean killer laborious moiling murderous pick-and-shovel rigorous rough rugged severe stiff strenuous sweaty tall testing toilsome tough uphill See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Traveling for several days by train, stagecoach and horseback, they would reach Mariposa Grove, a stand of some 200 ancient giant sequoias, where they would rest before embarking on an arduous descent via 26 switchbacks into the valley. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian, July 2008 As yoga classes go, this is not an arduous one, but the students don't know that. Richard Corliss, Time, 23 Apr. 2001 Women of middling means had the most to gain from increased consumption, for imported goods often reduced their long and arduous labor, especially in making candles and soap or in spinning and weaving cloth. Alan Taylor, American Colonies, 2000 He went through a long and arduous training program. an arduous journey across miles of desert Recent Examples on the Web Saturday night validated an arduous nine-month process. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 On the other end, there’s an arduous process when things don’t work out with an employee. Morten Bruun, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Johnson was one of the only deputies able to make the arduous trek up to the crash site. Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The timing of the meeting was less important than the purpose: To begin the arduous process of unpacking and learning from a season that was supposed to be a generational high-water mark for IU football but turned into a disaster. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022 Whether those peptides could have survived their arduous trek from space and contributed meaningfully to the origin of life is very much an open question. Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 But the sun was still strong at 9,400 feet, where many hikers begin the arduous trek up Rocky Mountain National Park’s highest mountain. Washington Post, 18 July 2021 Despite having contributed to the Hubble Space Telescope, Rieke said the long and arduous work on the Webb telescope was a lot of pressure. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 After his father’s death, Alaxi, the youngest son of the Kunga family, goes on a long and arduous spiritual journey to fulfil his father’s dying wish and his spiritual prophecy of achieving enlightenment. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin arduus high, steep, difficult; akin to Old Irish ard high First Known Use 1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition arduous adjective ar·du·ous ˈär-jə-wəs : difficult sense 1 an arduous climb arduously adverb as in diligently with great effort or determination arduously made their way through the dense jungle Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance diligently intensively hard laboriously intensely doggedly determinedly assiduously intently resolutely strenuously continuously purposefully industriously sedulously vigorously slavishly actively mightily steadily feverishly painstakingly energetically busily amain zealously thoroughly steadfastly conscientiously unremittingly exhaustively tirelessly vehemently briskly meticulously unrelentingly spiritedly dynamically ardently indefatigably hardly attentively earnestly seriously ploddingly animatedly willfully stubbornly untiringly unflaggingly unabatedly obstinately wearilessly Antonyms & Near Antonyms casually lazily wearily halfheartedly sluggishly desultorily languidly tiredly listlessly indolently lackadaisically shiftlessly spiritlessly See More
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