toilful
[toil-fuh l]
- characterized by or involving toil; laborious; toilsome.
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Origin of toilful
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They were slow, but we could trace their toilful progress up the lower valleys.
A Set of SixJoseph Conrad
In vain they sought them through the toilful path and beneath the burning sun; the kine were nowhere to be found.
The Valleys of TirolR. H. Busk
During their slow, toilful walks she appeared to be dragging with her for a penance the burden of that infirm bulk.
To-morrowJoseph Conrad
Sighing and groaning, as if with great reluctance, the tugboat began again its toilful course up the stream.
The QuestFrederik van Eeden
Again and again, with toilful searching, I recalled that apparition.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)Robert Louis Stevenson