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drudgery - 3 dictionary results

drudg⋅er⋅y

[druhj-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.

Origin:
1540–50; drudge + -ery


See work.
drudg·er·y   (drŭj'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. drudg·er·ies
Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. See Synonyms at work.

Drudgery

Drudg"er*y\, n. The act of drudging; disagreeable and wearisome labor; ignoble or slavish toil.

The drudgery of penning definitions. --Macaulay.

Paradise was a place of bliss . . . without drudgery and with out sorrow. --Locke.

Syn: See Toll.
Language Translation for : drudgery
Spanish: trabajo pesado,
German: die Plackerei,
Japanese: 骨折り仕事
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