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toilsome

toil·some
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [toil-suh m]
    • /ˈtɔɪl səm/
    • /ˈtɔɪlsəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toil-suh m]
    • /ˈtɔɪl səm/

Definitions of toilsome word

  • adjective toilsome characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing. 1
  • adjective toilsome laborious 0
  • adjective toilsome requiring or involving toil; laborious 0

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Origin of toilsome

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; toil1 + -some1

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Parts of speech for Toilsome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

toilsome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

toilsome usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for toilsome

adj toilsome

  • all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
  • arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
  • backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
  • backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
  • difficile — hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.

adjective toilsome

  • acroamatic — relating to oral communication
  • ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
  • laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
  • onerous — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
  • wearisome — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.

Top questions with toilsome

  • what does toilsome mean?

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