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Added 9 October 2026

toilsome

/ˈtɔɪlsəm/ adjective

In Latin: laboriosus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about toilsome at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
worked their arduous way up the mining valley

Origin

From toil + -some.

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