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Burdensome vs Chargeant - What's the difference?

burdensome | chargeant |

As adjectives the difference between burdensome and chargeant

is that burdensome is of or like a burden; arduous or demanding while chargeant is (obsolete) burdensome; troublesome.

burdensome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding
  • * 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals , London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), ยง 6:
    • . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

    Synonyms

    * (of or like a burden) arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing

    Related terms

    * burden

    chargeant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) burdensome; troublesome
    • (Chaucer)
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