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Burdensome; troublesome.

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  1. a. Burdensome; troublesome.
  2. Burdensome; troublesome. [Obs.] Chaucer. CHARGE D'AFFAIRES Char`gé" d'af`faires", n.; pl. Chargés d'affaires. Etym: [F., "charged with affairs."] A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior grade, accredited by the government of one state to the minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary.
  3. Burdensome; troublesome. [Obs.] Chaucer.