ARDUOUS, adjective [Latin arduus.]
1. High, lofty, in a literal sense; as, arduous paths.
2. Difficult; attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.