🇬🇧🇪🇸 arduous - arduo : English Lesson
adjective
Meaning of "arduous" ("arduo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Something arduous is so hard, tiring, or exhausting that it feels like climbing a huge mountain—sometimes literally! It takes a lot of effort and can make you want to take a nap afterward. Homework, long hikes, and cleaning your room can all be arduous tasks.
Climbing Mount Everest is arduous, but so is trying to find matching socks in my drawer.
Convincing my cat to take a bath is an arduous battle that I always lose.
I started an arduous journey to get fit, but then I saw a pizza and got lost along the way.
Trying to explain math to my little brother is more arduous than running a marathon.
Building a gingerbread house is an arduous task, especially when you eat half the pieces.
An old woman carried a heavy basket up a steep trail; the climb was arduous. Each step was arduous, wind and loose stones fighting her. Her breath came in short, arduous pulls; hands burned, legs shook. Children watched, then helped. They made one more arduous step. Together they finished the arduous slope; she set the basket down and smiled, relieved.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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