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toilful

[ toil-fuhl ]

/ ˈtɔɪl fəl /

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adjective

characterized by or involving toil; laborious; toilsome.

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Origin of toilful

First recorded in 1590–1600; toil¹ + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM toilful

toil·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby toilful

toilet soap, toilette, toilet-train, toilet training, toilet water, toilful, toilsome, toilworn, toise, toitoi, Tojo

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Example sentences from the Web for toilful

But the rough hands clearly showed that the slumberer had led a hard and toilful life.
The Forest Farm|Peter Rosegger
And yet it all depends on the toilful conquest of a subtle and intricate art.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
To travel a couple of months is a sufficient reward for a thousand toilful days.
Among the Forces|Henry White Warren
Thus doth benignant Heaven lighten the heavy pressure of toilful industry!
Translations of German Poetry in American Magazines 1741-1810|Edward Ziegler Davis

These were our farewells to each other in this world, a fitting finish to the tragedies of our toilful and thankless lives.
The Trail of the Tramp|A-No. 1 (AKA Leon Ray Livingston)

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