troublous

[ truhb-luh s ]

/ ˈtrʌb ləs /

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adjective

characterized by trouble; unsettled: troublous times.

turbulent; stormy: a troublous sea.

causing annoyance; troublesome.

causing disturbance; restless: a troublous preacher.

Nearby words

troublemaker, troubleproof, troubleshoot, troubleshooter, troublesome, troublous, trouch, trough, trough roof, trounce, troupe

Origin of troublous

1400–50; late Middle English troub(e)lous, equivalent to trouble turbid (< Middle French < Vulgar Latin *turbulus; see trouble) + -ous

Related forms

trou·blous·ly, adverbtrou·blous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for troublous

He had, of course, watched from Victoria with keen interest our difficult and troublous times for the three years past.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon|Jos Maria Gordon
In detail and habit the scenes and people of that troublous period are "reconstituted" here with remarkable skill.'
A Dozen Ways Of Love|Lily Dougall
In the troublous times of 1849, when the Montreal merchants shouted for Annexation, he had urged Confederation as a nobler remedy.
The Tribune of Nova Scotia|W. L. (William Lawson) Grant
No doubt many other like exploits of capture and rescue were enacted and recounted on the Borders in the troublous times.
The Balladists|John Geddie

From the effects of the troublous days which at last came to most outposts of Roman civilization Salzburg did not escape.
Tyrol and its People|Clive Holland

British Dictionary definitions for troublous

troublous

/ (ˈtrʌbləs) /

adjective

archaic, or literary unsettled; agitated

Derived Forms

troublously, adverbtroublousness, noun

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