onerous

[ on-er-uhs, oh-ner- ]
/ ˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər- /

adjective

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
having or involving obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement.

Origin of onerous

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin onerōsus, equivalent to oner- (stem of onus) burden + -ōsus -ous

SYNONYMS FOR onerous

1 heavy, crushing, grievous; irksome, galling.

OTHER WORDS FROM onerous

Words nearby onerous

oneirophrenia, oneiroscopy, oneness, oneonta, oner, onerous, oneself, onesie, onetti, onf, onfr.

Example sentences from the Web for onerosity

  • Then the gratuitous and the common have gained all that onerosity and property have lost.

    Harmonies of Political Economy |Frdric Bastiat

  • Property, Community, are two ideas correlative to the ideas of onerosity and gratuitousness, on which they are founded.

    Harmonies of Political Economy |Frdric Bastiat

British Dictionary definitions for onerosity

onerous
/ (ˈɒnərəs, ˈəʊ-) /

adjective

laborious or oppressive
law (of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages

Derived forms of onerous

onerously, adverb onerousness, noun

Word Origin for onerous

C14: from Latin onerōsus burdensome, from onus load