toilsome

English

Etymology

From toil +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɪlsəm/

Adjective

toilsome (comparative more toilsome, superlative most toilsome)

Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.10:
  ‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’

Derived terms

Translations

Requiring continuous physical effort

Faroese: stríggin, strævin, striltin, tungur
German: mühselig (de), mühsam (de), anstrengend (de), schwer (de)

Greek:
Ancient: ἐπίπονος (epíponos)

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