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.
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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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By promoting earnest, dull and difficult Bob Patterson, President Truman made sure of continuity in War Department policy during the troublous demobilization months, the Pearl Harbor inquiry, the coming battle over the armed forces merger.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We are facing today the most troublous days in the entire history of the Republic, and I bar no period in making that statement," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
To this last and most troublous question of all, two of the oldest and foxiest independent moviemakers last week gave an answer that may give other independents an idea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amid troublous times the Abbot secreted certain valuable deeds in a vast meat pie.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is dated in the eighteenth year of a king, who was probably one of the Ethiopian princes that reigned over southern Egypt in the troublous age of the fourth and fifth Ptolemies.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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