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onerous

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onerous
Law (of a contract, lease, etc.) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages


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After several pipes had been filled and emptied in this solemn ceremonial, the chief addressed the bride, detailing at considerable length the duties of a wife which, among Indians, are little less onerous than those of the pack-horse; this done, he turned to her friends and congratulated them upon the great alliance she had made.
Having at last taken her course Tess was less restless and abstracted, going about her business with some self-assurance in the thought of acquiring another horse for her father by an occupation which would not be onerous.
It is a very onerous business, this of being served, and the debtor naturally wishes to give you a slap.
 
 
 
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