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- [ahr-joo-uh s or, esp. British, ahr-dyoo-]
- /ˈɑr dʒu əs or, esp. British, ˈɑr dyu-/
- /ˈɑː.dju.əs/
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- [ahr-joo-uh s or, esp. British, ahr-dyoo-]
- /ˈɑr dʒu əs or, esp. British, ˈɑr dyu-/
Definitions of arduously word
- adjective arduously requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking. 1
- adjective arduously requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort. 1
- adjective arduously hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill. 1
- adjective arduously hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter. 1
- noun arduously In an arduous manner. 1
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Origin of arduously
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin arduus erect, steep, laborious; see -ous
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Parts of speech for Arduously
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arduously popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arduously
adv arduously
- difficultly — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- heavily — with a great weight or burden: a heavily loaded wagon.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- onerosity — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
adverb arduously
- strenuously — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- gruelingly — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
verb arduously
- by hand — If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
Antonyms for arduously
adverb arduously
- easily — in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble: The traffic moved along easily.
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