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Burdensome vs Grievous - What's the difference?

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Burdensome is a related term of grievous.


As adjectives the difference between burdensome and grievous

is that burdensome is of or like a burden; arduous or demanding while grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow.

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

    grievous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  • * 1883 ,
    • As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  • Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

    • Synonyms

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