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Meaning of 'operose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Operose [ a.]
- Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.

Meaning of 'operose' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . operose [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Example in sentence:
  • a grueling campaign;
  • hard labor;
  • heavy going;
  • heavy work;
  • set a punishing pace;
  • spent many laborious hours on the project;
  • worked their arduous way up the mining valley

Nearby Words:

ope opeidoscope opelet open open-air open-eyed open-handed open-headed open-hearted open-mouthed

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