"toilsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɔɪlsəm/ [UK] Forms: more toilsome [comparative], most toilsome [superlative]
Etymology: From toil + -some. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|toil|some|pos=adjective}} toil + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} toilsome (comparative more toilsome, superlative most toilsome)
  1. Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious. Synonyms: toylesome [obsolete] Derived forms: toilsomely, toilsomeness, untoilsome Translations (Requiring continuous physical effort): ἐπίπονος (epíponos) (Ancient Greek), μογερός (mogerós) (Ancient Greek), тежък (težǎk) (Bulgarian), уморителен (umoritelen) (Bulgarian), stríggin (Faroese), strævin (Faroese), striltin (Faroese), tungur (Faroese), mühselig (German), mühsam (German), anstrengend (German), schwer (German), laboriosus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-toilsome-en-adj-2H6RtL4h Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
          "word": "laboriosus"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
      "word": "striltin"
    },
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
      "word": "tungur"
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      "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
      "word": "mühselig"
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      "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
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      "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
      "word": "anstrengend"
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      "word": "schwer"
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      "sense": "Requiring continuous physical effort",
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