backbreaking

or back-break·ing

[ bak-brey-king ]

/ ˈbækˌbreɪ kɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR backbreaking ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting: a backbreaking job.

Origin of backbreaking

First recorded in 1780–90; back¹ + break + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM backbreaking

backbreaker, noun

Words nearby backbreaking

backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone, backbreaker, backbreaking, backburn, back burner, back burner, on a, backcast, back catalogue

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Example sentences from the Web for backbreaking

According to political lore, patriot-Americans do the backbreaking work that keeps the country humming.
A 'Black President' Is of No Value to America|Rich Benjamin|November 4, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The combination of heat, hard, backbreaking work, and the necessity for hurry made haying a particularly fatiguing time.
Frying Pan Farm|Elizabeth Brown Pryor
It will take some backbreaking investigation to get the whole story, because the files show nothing on any of them.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine
All they had to look forward to from the D'zertanoj was backbreaking labor and an early death.
The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell Dempsey

British Dictionary definitions for backbreaking

backbreaking

/ (ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ) /

adjective

demanding great effort; exhausting

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单词	backbreaking
释义	backbreaking or back-break·ing [ bak-brey-king ] / ˈbækˌbreɪ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR backbreaking ON THESAURUS.COM adjective demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting: a backbreaking job. Origin of backbreaking First recorded in 1780–90; back¹ + break + -ing² OTHER WORDS FROM backbreaking backbreaker, noun Words nearby backbreaking backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone, backbreaker, backbreaking, backburn, back burner, back burner, on a, backcast, back catalogue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backbreaking According to political lore, patriot-Americans do the backbreaking work that keeps the country humming. A 'Black President' Is of No Value to America\|Rich Benjamin\|November 4, 2008\|DAILY BEAST The combination of heat, hard, backbreaking work, and the necessity for hurry made haying a particularly fatiguing time. Frying Pan Farm\|Elizabeth Brown Pryor It will take some backbreaking investigation to get the whole story, because the files show nothing on any of them. The Electronic Mind Reader\|John Blaine All they had to look forward to from the D'zertanoj was backbreaking labor and an early death. The Ethical Engineer\|Henry Maxwell Dempsey British Dictionary definitions for backbreaking backbreaking / (ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ) / adjective demanding great effort; exhausting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to backbreaking exhausting, laborious, arduous, grueling, hard, punishing, taxing, toilsome, wearisome
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backbreaking

or back-break·ing

adjective

Origin of backbreaking

OTHER WORDS FROM backbreaking

Words nearby backbreaking

Example sentences from the Web for backbreaking

British Dictionary definitions for backbreaking

adjective

Words related to backbreaking