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operose
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op·er·ose  (p-rs)
adj.
1. Involving great labor; laborious.
2. Industrious; diligent.

[Latin opersus, from opus, oper-, work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

oper·osely adv.
oper·oseness n.

operose [ˈɒpəˌrəʊs]
adj Rare
1. laborious
2. industrious; busy
[from Latin operōsus painstaking, from opus work]
operosely  adv
operoseness  n
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Adj.1.operose - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
effortful - requiring great physical effort


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