toilsome
characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
Origin of toilsome
1Other 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 MitfordThe toilsomeness of their journey was no longer remembered, as each one received from the Son of God the smile of His approbation.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 04 | VariousApart from the toilsomeness of the task, there were risks to be feared and provided against.
Humphrey Bold | Herbert StrangHe supplied exactly the accomplishment and toilsomeness that Marshall lacked.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeBut soon I noticed little beyond the exceeding toilsomeness of the passage.
The African Colony | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for toilsome
toilful
/ (ˈtɔɪlsəm) /
laborious
Derived forms of toilsome
- toilsomely or toilfully, adverb
- toilsomeness or toilfulness, noun
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