toil´some|ness

toil´some|ness
toil|some «TOYL suhm», adjective.
requiring hard work; laborious; wearisome; tiring: »

We made a long, toilsome climb up the mountain.

SYNONYM(S): fatiguing, onerous.
toil´some|ly, adverb.
toil´some|ness, noun.

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  • toil´some|ly — toil|some «TOYL suhm», adjective. requiring hard work; laborious; wearisome; tiring: »We made a long, toilsome climb up the mountain. SYNONYM(S): fatiguing, onerous. –toil´some|ly, adverb. –toil´some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • toil|some — «TOYL suhm», adjective. requiring hard work; laborious; wearisome; tiring: »We made a long, toilsome climb up the mountain. SYNONYM(S): fatiguing, onerous. –toil´some|ly, adverb. –toil´some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • toil — be·toil; en·toil; toil·er; toil·ful; toil·ful·ly; toil·some; toil·some·ly; toil·some·ness; toil; …   English syllables

  • toilsomeness — toil·some·ness …   English syllables

  • toilsome — toil•some [[t]ˈtɔɪl səm[/t]] adj. demanding toil; laborious or fatiguing • Etymology: 1575–85 toil′some•ly, adv. toil′some•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Toilsome — Toil some (toil s[u^]m), a. Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work. [1913 Webster] What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? Milton. [1913 Webster] {Toil some*ly}, adv. {Toil some*ness}, n. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toilsomely — Toilsome Toil some (toil s[u^]m), a. Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work. [1913 Webster] What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? Milton. [1913 Webster] {Toil some*ly}, adv. {Toil some*ness}, n.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toilsomeness — Toilsome Toil some (toil s[u^]m), a. Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work. [1913 Webster] What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? Milton. [1913 Webster] {Toil some*ly}, adv. {Toil some*ness}, n.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Irksome — Irk some, a. 1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks. [1913 Webster] For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Weary;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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