Hyphenation of arduous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word arduous ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ar-du-ous

Definitions of arduous :

1.
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
Especially physical effort Worked their arduous way up the mining valley A grueling campaign Hard labor Heavy work Heavy going Spent many laborious hours on the project Set a punishing pace
2.
Taxing to the utmost
Testing powers of endurance His final
3.
Straining burst of speed
A strenuous task Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here- F.D.Roosevelt
4.
Difficult to accomplish
Demanding considerable mental effort and skill The arduous work of preparing a dictionary

Synonyms of arduous :

adj backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, punishing, toilsome, effortful
adj straining, strenuous, effortful
adj difficult, hard

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