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hard, arduous, heavy, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome, painstaking, worksome | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | |
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arduous | difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill | |
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straining, arduous, strenuous | taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance |