toilsome

[ toil-suhm ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.

Origin of toilsome

1
First recorded in 1575–85; toil1 + -some1

Other words for toilsome

Other words from toilsome

  • toil·some·ly, adverb
  • toil·some·ness, noun

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How to use toilsome in a sentence

  • Through the toilsomeness and peril of their journeying no word of complaint or despondency escaped her.

    The Sign of the Spider | Bertram Mitford
  • The toilsomeness of their journey was no longer remembered, as each one received from the Son of God the smile of His approbation.

  • Apart from the toilsomeness of the task, there were risks to be feared and provided against.

    Humphrey Bold | Herbert Strang
  • He supplied exactly the accomplishment and toilsomeness that Marshall lacked.

  • But soon I noticed little beyond the exceeding toilsomeness of the passage.

    The African Colony | John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for toilsome

toilsome

toilful

/ (ˈtɔɪlsəm) /


adjective
  1. laborious

Derived forms of toilsome

  • toilsomely or toilfully, adverb
  • toilsomeness or toilfulness, noun

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