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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Arduous/ laborious

Hi,

Are 'arduous' and 'laborious' different in meaning?

Is 'arduous' more apt to describe a journey or a trip?

Thanks in advance
  

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"arduous" has more of a sense of hard, difficult, tough (either mentally or physically). "laborious" has more of a sense of involving a lot of dull and repetitive effort. Both could be used to describe a journey, but "arduous" seems more likely.

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  • "arduous" has more of a sense of hard, difficult, tough (either mentally or physically).
  • "laborious" has more of a sense of involving a lot of dull and repetitive effort.
  • Both could be used to describe a journey, but "arduous" seems more likely.
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"arduous" has more of a sense of hard, difficult, tough (either mentally or physically).

"laborious" has more of a sense of involving a lot of dull and repetitive effort.

Both could be used to describe a journey, but "arduous" seems more likely.
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