trou·blous

[truhb-luhs]
adjective
1.
characterized by trouble; unsettled: troublous times.
2.
turbulent; stormy: a troublous sea.
3.
causing annoyance; troublesome.
4.
causing disturbance; restless: a troublous preacher.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English troub(e)lous, equivalent to trouble turbid (< Middle French < Vulgar Latin *turbulus; see trouble) + -ous

trou·blous·ly, adverb
trou·blous·ness, noun
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troublous (ˈtrʌbləs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
archaic, literary or unsettled; agitated
 
'troublously
 
adv
 
'troublousness
 
n

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