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English
Adjective
drudgerous (comparative more drudgerous, superlative most drudgerous)
- (US) Of or pertaining to drudgery; tedious, menial and exhausting.
Usage notes
This word is in active use in both formal (see quotes below) and informal settings in the United States, but it is not considered a word by many dictionaries or spell-check systems.
Quotations
- "We get tired of the busy, drudgerous work of actually making laws, and we also do not want to make ourselves accountable for the laws we pass."
-Senator Michael Lee, Nomination Committee meetings of Brett Kavanaugh to US Supreme Court
- "No one wins when someone pours themselves into the drudgerous role of caregiver..."
-Melissa Abrehamsen, Sumter News-Sun
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