What is the meaning of grueling?

adjective

  • Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
    • usage: "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
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