Answer:

arduous

AnswerCrossword Clue
ARDUOUSDifficult
ARDUOUSHerculean
ARDUOUSTrying
ARDUOUSBurdensome
ARDUOUSBackbreaking
ARDUOUSTough to accomplish
ARDUOUSLaborious.
ARDUOUSDifficult to do.
ARDUOUSStrenuous.
ARDUOUSToilsome.
ARDUOUSHard.
ARDUOUSGruelling
ARDUOUSDemanding