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gru·el·ing

grueling

 
pronunciation:
gru lIng
part of speech: adjective
definition: extremely hard and tiring.
The soldiers did grueling exercises as part of their training.Clearing the rocky land for farming was grueling work.
synonyms:
uphill
similar words:
demanding, difficult, exhausting, fierce, hard, harsh, rough, severe, tiring