troublous

[truhb-luh s]

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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.

Origin of troublous

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

Related formstrou·blous·ly, adverbtrou·blous·ness, noun

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Related Words for troublous

alarming, annoying, bothersome, burdensome, consequential, creepy, depressing, discouraging, disquieting, disruptive, distressful, distressing, embarrassing, foreboding, frightening, inconvenient, intrusive, irksome, irritating, ominous

Examples from the Web for troublous

Historical Examples of troublous

Yet this, like all else at Alnwick, bears evidence of the troublous times on the Border.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
Peter passed a troublous evening and night—a night of self-revelations.
The Vagrant Duke
George Gibbs
In the midst of this troublous situation, Governor Mathews died.
Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660
Wilcomb E. Washburn
Seventy-five such houses were built during these troublous times.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail
Ezra Meeker
Happy country was ours to have a MacLeod on the spot through these troublous years!
Policing the Plains
R.G. MacBeth

British Dictionary definitions for troublous

troublous

adjective

archaic, or literary unsettled; agitated

Derived Formstroublously, adverbtroublousness, noun

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