toilsome

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toilsome

/ˈtɔɪlsəm/ UK

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From toil + -some.

adjective more toilsome · most toilsome · toylesome

Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious. ‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’

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adj Requiring continuous physical effort

Español	laborioso, arduo
Deutsch	mühselig, mühsam, anstrengend, schwer

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@misc{toilsome_2026,
  title = {toilsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toilsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}