troublous
Americanadjective
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characterized by trouble; unsettled.
troublous times.
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turbulent; stormy.
a troublous sea.
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causing annoyance; troublesome.
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causing disturbance; restless.
a troublous preacher.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of troublous
1400–50; late Middle English troub ( e ) lous, equivalent to trouble turbid (< Middle French < Vulgar Latin *turbulus; see trouble) + -ous
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Example Sentences
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Among the Republican Senators who lost, ironically, was the man who guided Dwight Eisenhower's campaign during the troublous preconvention months: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
From Time Magazine Archive
Few French Cabinets have survived such troublous periods as the last 14 months.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is the one and only person that this country needs in these troublous times to cement the two great races in Canada into one loyal mass.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such troublous facts and troubling doctrines were making double trouble last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
He said that the times were troublous and uncertain; that sedition was abroad in the land; that young men needed the counsel of loyal authority, and the example and discipline of military life.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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