toilsome
pronunciation
How to pronounce toilsome in British English:
UK ['tɔɪlsəm]
How to pronounce toilsome in American English:
US ['tɔɪlsəm]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Word Origin
- toilsome (adj.)
- 1580s, from toil (v.) + -some (1). An earlier word was toilous (early 15c.). The opposite, toilless (c. 1600) is much less common.
Example
- 1. Those days closed the relationship among us which were toilsome but enjoyable .
- 2. To see all toilsome peoples be liberated .
- 3. It was sufficiently toilsome for one contending for life .
- 4. Monkey objected : " have to make someone laugh , do acrobatics , somersault , so toilsome , I just wanna live for 10 years . "
- 5. You 're supposed to be toilsome , because it 's an opportunity given by heaven ; where there is toil , there is opportunity , so be grateful .