Definitions
Etymologies
- over- + burdensome (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Many of those fleeing the blue states to the red states is because they are fed up with high taxes and overburdensome government.”
Bet Accepted, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“The warden should take necessary -- or make the necessary arrangements to change those conditions to put him in a separate wing to make sure that his penalty is not so overburdensome.”
“Grant Saddam Hussein the right of approval over the bank that will run the scheme, and it's clear to all that nit-picky book-keeping will not be an overburdensome problem.”
“He rose and walked stiffly to the alcove, where I heard him say, "Ah, she is not overburdensome for me yet.”
“The evil still continued, for only the next year it was found that so many lectures "did spend too much time and proved overburdensome," and they were reduced to two a week.”
“The shopkeeper (the village boasted but one of eminence) stood indeed pretty much at his ease behind his counter, for his custom was by no means overburdensome; but still he enjoyed his”
“Opponents said it "makes it even more difficult for consumers to access credit and for businesses to comply with overburdensome regulations.”
“If there's an overburdensome reporting requirement that comes as a result of a bill that was passed during a certain session, that, in essence, becomes a tax on a business.”
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