Burdensome \Bur"den*some\, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. [1913 Webster] The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive; troublesome. [1913 Webster] -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. -- {Bur"den*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]