Oppresive vs Burdensome - What's the difference?
oppresive | burdensome |
Oppresive has no English definition.
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:
Oppresive is likely misspelled.
Oppresive has no English definition.
As an adjective burdensome is
of or like a burden; arduous or demanding.oppresive
Not English
Oppresive has no English definition. It may be misspelled.English words similar to 'oppresive':
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.