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Webster 1913 Edition


Toilsome

Toil′some

(toil′sŭm)
,
Adj.
Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome;
as,
toilsome
work
.
What can be
toilsome
in these pleasant walks?
Milton.
–
Toil′some-ly
,
adv.
–
Toil′some-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Toilsome

TOIL'SOME

,
Adj.
Laborious; wearisome; attended with fatigue and pain; as toilsome work; a toilsome task.
What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks?
1.
Producing toil; as a toilsome day or journey.