mühsam — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arduous adjective Requiring great effort or endurance; difficult and tiring.
- cumbersome adjective Awkward or difficult to handle, carry, or manage because of size, weight, or complexity.
- laborious adj Requiring a great deal of physical effort; tiring and hard work.
- onerous adj Needing a lot of effort to deal with; heavy or demanding.
- tedious adj Boring and drawn out, especially because it takes a long time or is repetitive.
- tiresome adj Causing boredom or mild annoyance because it drags on or is repetitive.
Senses
mühsam is used for these senses in English:
- arduous Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
- cumbersome Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
- laborious Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- onerous Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
- toilsome Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
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