burdensomely
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8.9
- adverb
- /ˈbɜrdənzəmli/
- The new regulations were burdensomely complex, making it difficult for businesses to comply.
Examples
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In Medieval England, courts generally presented those seeking legal recourse with two options: "the burdensomely technical route through the courts of law or the burdensomely factual route through the courts of equity."
Academic text (2010) -
In Medieval England, courts generally presented those seeking legal recourse with two options: "the burdensomely technical route through the courts of law or the burdensomely factual route through the courts of equity."
Academic text (2010) -
He found the workload burdensomely heavy, leading to increased stress and anxiety.
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Their demands on my time felt burdensomely excessive, leaving me little room for personal life.
Synonyms
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4.4
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
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5.4
In a way that causes trouble or makes things hard
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6.6
In a way that feels heavy and makes you uncomfortable
1
8.4
In a way that causes very serious problems and limits normal life
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7.5
In a way that makes something seem too difficult to try
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7.7
In an awkward, slow way that makes things difficult
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7.7
You do something with great effort that makes you very tired
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8.6
In a way that causes a lot of extra work or trouble
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9.9
In a slow, awkward way because something is heavy or hard to move
Antonyms
How Burdensome
Surface Forms
Morphology
burdensomely = burdensome (transparent) = burden + some + ly
Formed by the adjective 'burdensome' + the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', yielding the predictable meaning 'in a burdensome way'.
Etymology
Burdensomely comes from the common word burden meaning 'load' and the ending -some meaning 'causing', like in troublesome, with -ly turning it into a word that describes how something is done, so it means 'in a way that causes a heavy load' or is 'hard to bear'.