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toilsome

 
Dictionary: toil·some   (toil'səm) pronunciation

adj.
Characterized by or requiring toil.

toilsomely toil'some·ly adv.
toilsomeness toil'some·ness n.

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Meaning #1: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing


 
 
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