Burdensome vs Tired - What's the difference?
burdensome | tired |
As adjectives the difference between burdensome and tired is that burdensome is of or like a burden; arduous or demanding while tired is in need of some rest or sleep. As a verb tired is ( tire).
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.), § 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
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tired English
Verb
(head)
(tire)
Adjective
( en-adj)
In need of some rest or sleep.
Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
- I'm tired of this
Overused]], [[cliché.
- a tired song
Usage notes
* Adverbs often applied to "tired": physically, mentally, emotionally.
Synonyms
* exhausted
* fatigued
* sleepy
* See also
* See also
See also
* I am tired
* sick and tired
* that tired feeling
Anagrams
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