Onerous Definition

Onerous Sentence Examples

• His duties were thus rendered exceedingly onerous, and his labour became excessive.

• In 1584, however, the city had to surrender on onerous terms to the prince of Parma.

• Accordingly, though France made every attempt to induce Turkey to adopt her side, the young Stratford Canning succeeded in causing the resumption of the peace negotiations at Bucharest, broken off through Russia's terms being considered too onerous, and followed by the capture of Izmail and Bender.

• Cleaning your coffee pot is not an onerous chore.

• The conditions, however, upon which Wallenstein consented to come to the emperors aid were remarkably onerous, but Ferdinand had perforce to assent to them.