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op⋅er⋅ose

  [op-uh-rohs]
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–adjective
1. industrious, as a person.
2. done with or involving much labor.
Origin:
1660–70; < L operōsus busy, active, equiv. to oper- (s. of opus) work + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
op⋅er⋅ose⋅ly, adverb
op⋅er⋅ose⋅ness, noun
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op·er·ose   (ŏp'ə-rōs')   
adj.  
  1. Involving great labor; laborious.
  2. Industrious; diligent.

[Latin operōsus, from opus, oper-, work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]
op'er·ose'ly adv., op'er·ose'ness n.
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Operose

Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.] Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. "Operose proceeding." --Burke. "A very operose calculation." --De Quincey. -- Op"er*ose`ly, adv. -- Op"er*ose`ness, n.
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