operoseness

op·er·ose

 (ŏp′ə-rōs′)

adj.

1. Involving great labor; laborious.

2. Industrious; diligent.

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

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op′er·ose′ly adv.

op′er·ose′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

operoseness - the quality of requiring extended effort laboriousness, toilsomeness effortfulness - the quality of requiring deliberate effort

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