The meaning of ONEROUS is involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome.

ONEROUS definition: burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship. See examples of onerous used in a sentence.

ONEROUS meaning: 1. difficult to do or needing a lot of effort: 2. difficult to do or needing a lot of effort: 3…. Learn more.

1. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome: onerous duties. 2. having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement.

If you describe a task as onerous, you dislike having to do it because you find it difficult or unpleasant.

Definition of onerous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5 days ago · onerous (comparative more onerous, superlative most onerous) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.