toilful

  • 1Toilful — Toil ful, a. Producing or involving much toil; laborious; toilsome; as, toilful care. Mickle. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2toilful — [toil′fəl] adj. full of toil; laborious …

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  • 3toilful — ˈ ̷ ̷ fəl adjective Etymology: toil (I) + ful : marked by or demanding hard work or industry : laborious, toilsome toilful care toilful progress a toilful servant …

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  • 4toilful — adjective see toil I …

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  • 5toilful — toilfully, adv. /toyl feuhl/, adj. characterized by or involving toil; laborious; toilsome. [1590 1600; TOIL1 + FUL] * * * …

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  • 6toilful — toil·ful …

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  • 7toilful — /ˈtɔɪlfəl/ (say toylfuhl) adjective characterised by or involving toil; laborious; toilsome. {toil1 + ful} –toilfully, adverb …

  • 8toil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English toile, from Anglo French toyl, from toiller Date: 14th century 1. archaic a. struggle, battle b. laborious effort 2. long strenuous fatiguing labor Synonyms: see work • …

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  • 9laborious — adj 1. toilsome, toilful, difficult, uphill, tough, hard; heavy, burdensome, hefty, weighty; arduous, strenuous, straining, exertive, vigorous; tiring, tiresome, fatiguing, wearying, wearisome, tedious, weariful, wearing. 2. careful, painstaking …

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  • 10strenuous — adj 1. active, vigorous, energetic, energetical, vibrant, vital, dynamic; ardent, intense, acute, keen; forceful, strong. 2. industrious, assiduous, diligent, sedulous; enterprising, aggressive, pushing; unflagging, unfailing, untiring, tireless …

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