Onerous (adj)
on-ur-us
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship
First recorded between 1350–1400. From the Latin root onus, meaning “burden,” from which we also get the English onus.
Example sentences
“The hike became more onerous as the trail became muddier in the rain, and the dark clouds moved in.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
