GRUELING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion
   • especially physical effort
   Synonym(s)
   • arduous (what does arduous mean?)
   • backbreaking (what does backbreaking mean?)
   • gruelling (what does gruelling mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • laborious (what does laborious mean?)
   • punishing (what does punishing mean?)
   • toilsome (what does toilsome mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • effortful (what does effortful mean?)