toilsome
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- toilsomely adverb
- toilsomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of toilsome
Example Sentences
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The youngins showed stamina to withstand toilsome travel, punishing pace and reduced recovery time.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
After all, skating, as a recreational act, is relentless, toilsome, boring—it requires a commitment to drudgery and community that quickly weeds out those with impure motives.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018
Oh, there were times, especially this season, when the process felt excruciating and toilsome.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2010
He also approvingly quotes Tocqueville, who laments that people fear “every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble.”
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2010
Though tautly stretched at the end of the boat, it sagged a little in the middle; it made for three or four toilsome, bouncy steps.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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