"onerously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more onerously [comparative], most onerously [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English onerous Middle English -ly English -ly English onerously From onerous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|onerous|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English onerous Middle English -ly English -ly English onerously [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "onerously", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="onerously"> From onerous + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|onerous|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃en(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃én(H)os Proto-Italic *onos Latin onus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin onerosuslbor. Old French onereus Middle French onereuxbor. Middle English onerous English onerous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English onerously From onerous + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} onerously (comparative more onerously, superlative most onerously)
  1. In an onerous manner.
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