mühselig — meaning in English

English meaning

• laborious adj Requiring a great deal of physical effort; tiring and hard work.
• uphill adj Going up a slope; located higher on a hill.

Senses

mühselig is used for these senses in English:

• hardscrabble (North America, by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
• laborious Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
• toilsome Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
• uphill (by extension) Difficult or laborious.

laborious — full definition

1. adj Requiring a great deal of physical effort; tiring and hard work.
2. adj Slow, difficult, and demanding careful effort mentally, rather than fun or quick.

uphill — full definition

1. adj Going up a slope; located higher on a hill.
2. adj Difficult and requiring a lot of effort, like a hard climb.
3. adv Toward higher ground.

Related German words