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raskas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burdensome adj Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
  • heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  • oppressive adjective Unjust and harsh; ruling or treating people cruelly.
  • painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
  • ponderous adj Heavy, massive, weighty.
  • strenuous adj Requiring a great deal of physical or mental effort.
  • trying adj Difficult to endure; testing one's patience.

Senses

raskas is used for these senses in English:

  • burdensome Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
  • heavy (of a physical object) Having great weight.
  • heavy-duty Designed to withstand hard usage without breaking; hard-wearing.
  • oppressive Burdensome or difficult to bear.
  • painful Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious. [from 15th c.]
  • ponderous Heavy, massive, weighty.
  • ponderous (figuratively, by extension) Serious, onerous, oppressive.
  • ponderous Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.

heavy — full definition

  1. adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  2. adj Great in amount, degree, or intensity.
  3. adj Serious or somber in tone.
  4. noun Informal: a villain, or a bodyguard/enforcer.

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