On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 01:52:33PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 08:06:05PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > On one hand, it is not, in the present case, an orneous requirement.
[...]
> I think it is an orneous requirement.
Do I make you 'orny, baby? Do I?
Guys, I think the word you're looking for is "onerous".
onerous
adj : not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing
the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I
only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
[syn: {burdensome}, {taxing}]
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