arduous

/ˈɑːrdʒuəs/
adjective
  1. Involving or requiring a lot of effort, difficulty, or hard work; strenuous.
    • Writing a novel can be an arduous process that requires patience and discipline.
    • She completed the arduous training program to become a firefighter.
    • Climbing the mountain was an arduous journey that took three days.
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