onerousness

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English

Etymology

From onerous +‎ -ness.

Noun

onerousness (countable and uncountable, plural onerousnesses)

  1. The state or characteristic of being onerous.
    • 1898, McKinley, Second State of the Union Address:
      The Government of Greece strongly urges the onerousness of the duty here imposed upon the currants of that country, amounting to 100 per cent or more of their market value.

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