Associations to the word «Arduous»

Wiktionary

ARDUOUS, adjective. Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
ARDUOUS, adjective. (obsolete) burning; ardent
ARDUOUS, adjective. (Discuss([/2016/?action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=%5B%5BArduous%5D%5D +]) this sense) Difficult or exhausting to traverse.

Dictionary definition

ARDUOUS, adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".
ARDUOUS, adjective. Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt.
ARDUOUS, adjective. Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley