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    toilsome
    /ˈtɔɪls(ə)m/

    adjective

    • 1. involving hard or tedious work: archaic, literary "toilsome chores"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOILSOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Toilsome means involving hard or difficult work, or great effort. Learn how to use this old-fashioned formal adjective with examples and translations in different languages.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › toilsomeToilsome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Toilsome means requiring much effort or hard work. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history and usage of toilsome from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOILSOME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    involving hard or difficult work, or great effort: The ascent was long and toilsome over the mountain. Fewer examples. Campus housing officials across the country have a toilsome task every year. He remembered the long, toilsome months when he had worked to perfect his style of writing.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › toilsomeToilsome - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something is toilsome if it's really difficult, requiring exhausting or boring effort. Shoveling a foot of heavy snow out of your neighbor's long driveway is toilsome. The adjective toilsome is archaic — it's hardly ever used anymore.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › toilsomeTOILSOME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Toilsome definition: characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.. See examples of TOILSOME used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOILSOME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Toilsome means requiring or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing. Find out the word frequency, pronunciation, origin, and usage of toilsome in British and American English, with synonyms and examples.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › toilsomeTOILSOME Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Toilsome means requiring considerable physical or mental effort or much time, effort, or careful attention. Find 106 similar and opposite words for toilsome, such as difficult, challenging, arduous, easy, simple, and effortless.