troublous

[ truhb-luhs ]

adjective

1. characterized by trouble; unsettled:

   troublous times.

2. turbulent; stormy:

   a troublous sea.

3. causing annoyance; troublesome.
4. causing disturbance; restless:

   a troublous preacher.

troublous

/ ˈtrʌbləs /

adjective

1. archaic.
   unsettled; agitated

Derived Forms

• ˈtroublousness, noun
• ˈtroublously, adverb

Other Words From

• troublous·ly adverb
• troublous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of troublous¹

1400–50; late Middle English troub ( e ) lous, equivalent to trouble turbid (< Middle French < Vulgar Latin *turbulus; trouble ) + -ous

Example Sentences

A grim memorial of those troublous times is still preserved at Ypres.

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The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of the Commonwealth.

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The face, often so weary with pain, so restless with troublous thoughts, had now the faint soft smile of eternal rest upon it.

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Unfortunately, however, the minister whom the reformed had obtained was ill-suited to these troublous times.

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But surely the boys in camp and field were doing all they could, under orders, to hasten the end of these troublous times.

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