toilsome

[ toil-suhm ]

adjective

1. characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.

   Synonyms: strenuous, arduous, wearisome

toilsome

/ ˈtɔɪlsəm /

adjective

1. laborious

Derived Forms

• ˈtoilsomeness, noun
• ˈtoilsomely, adverb

Other Words From

• toilsome·ly adverb
• toilsome·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of toilsome¹

First recorded in 1575–85; toil ¹ + -some ¹

Example Sentences

But the way was toilsome, the heat intense, and the water scarce—more so than it had been on the outward journey.

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The Esperanza got up to her consorts, and then the usual toilsome monotony of the fisherman's life began.

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This made the march long and toilsome, though we never had a chance to fire a shot.

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With their assistance, Cæsar was enabled to advance, by slow and toilsome steps, into the bosom of the hills.

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As a general rule, no effort is made to march troops through these hills, for it is at once toilsome, useless and dangerous.

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