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# burdensome

«burdensome» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Heavy or hard to carry** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (burdensome; more burdensome, most burdensome) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Heavy or hard to carry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#m1)

2) (formal) Causing a lot of work, worry or difficulty, as in «burdensome rules». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

It is a rather formal word used in exam writing, news and adult talk: «burdensome taxes», «burdensome paperwork». It tells the reader something is a weight on someone. In plain talk say «a pain», «hard» or «heavy».

### examples

- And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. (Prophets 2SA.13.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x1)
- The heavy pack became burdensome on the long hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x2)
- Carers can find their duties burdensome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x3)
- The new rules were burdensome for small shops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x4)
- He did not want to be burdensome to his family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x5)
- Too much homework can feel burdensome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x6)
- The king's taxes were burdensome to the poor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/#x7)

### note

Adjective from «burden» (a heavy load) + -some. Formal register. Opposite: light, easy.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «burdensome» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burdensome/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.