backbreakingly
In grueling fashion
Backbreakingly describes doing something in a manner that is exhausting or physically grueling: backbreakingly hard labor, backbreakingly long hours.
The word emphasizes extreme effort or difficulty, though the physical strain is often figurative rather than literal.
Extremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- toilsomeRequiring strenuous effort
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
demanding · taxing · onerous · burdensome · tiring · wearisome · effortful · rigorous
Requiring intense exertion
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
- intenseExtreme in degree
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- sustainedKept up continuously
prolonged · continuous · unremitting · ceaseless · heavy-duty · labor-intensive · all-consuming · grueling
Written instructions for use
- stoopedBent body forward
- liftingRaising something heavy
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- diggingRemoving earth below
shoveling · hoeing · harvesting · carrying · loading · toiling · sweating · aching
Discouraging through difficulty
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
immense · colossal · tremendous · oppressive · crushing · impossible · unmanageable · uphill
grueling
Extremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- toilsomeRequiring strenuous effort
laborious · demanding · taxing · onerous · burdensome · tiring · wearisome · effortful · rigorous · punishing
strenuous
Requiring intense exertion
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
- intenseExtreme in degree
- concentratedGathered or intensified
sustained · prolonged · continuous · unremitting · ceaseless · heavy-duty · labor-intensive · all-consuming · grueling · thorough
manual
Written instructions for use
digging · shoveling · hoeing · harvesting · carrying · loading · toiling · sweating · aching
daunting
Discouraging through difficulty
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
staggering · immense · colossal · tremendous · oppressive · crushing · impossible · unmanageable · uphill · mountainous
backbreakinglyeffortlessly
Without visible labor
easily · smoothly · painlessly · lightly · breezily
- backbreaking workExtremely strenuous labor