Definition of operose Operose
op•er•ose
We found 4 definitions of operose from 4 different sources.
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What does operose mean?
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| 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" | ||
| arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, punishing, toilsome | ||
| effortful requiring great physical effort | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- operose (a.)
Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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operose
op′ėr-ōz, adj. laborious: tedious.—adv. Op′erosely.—ns. Op′eroseness, Operos′ity
