On"er*ous (?), a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load, burden: cf.F. on'ereux.]

Burdensome; oppressive.

"Too onerous a solicitude."

I. Taylor.

Onerous cause ScotsLaw, a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to gratuitous.

 

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