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adjective
1.
industrious, as a person.
2.
done with or involving much labor.
Origin:
1660–70; < Latin operōsus busy, active, equivalent to oper- (stem of opus) work + -ōsus -ose1
1660–70; < Latin operōsus busy, active, equivalent to oper- (stem of opus) work + -ōsus -ose1
Related forms
op·er·ose·ly, adverb
op·er·ose·ness, noun
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Word Origin & History
operose
"involving much labor," 1670s, from L. operosus "taking great pains, laborious," from opus (gen. operis) "work" (see opus).
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