toilsome

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From toil +‎ -some.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈtɔɪlsəm/

Adjective [edit]

toilsome (comparative more toilsome, superlative most toilsome)

  1. Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.10:
      ‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’

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