operose

Meaning

1. (archaic) Of a person: busy, industrious, or painstaking.
2. (archaic) Made with or requiring a lot of labour; painstaking, laborious.
3. (archaic) Tedious, wearisome.

Synonyms

arduous

punishing

heavy

backbreaking

hard

grueling

laborious

gruelling

toilsome

tedious

tiresome

wearisome

ho-hum

cookie-cutter

snoozy

boring

bothersome

burdensome

diligent

industrious

irksome

laboured

painful

Translations

ardu

κοπιαστικός

fatigoso

penoso

tediós

esgotador

pesat

fatigós

ardu

fatigant

dröge

ermüdend

langweilig

leidig

laboriós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒpəɹəʊs/

Etymology

From Latin operōsus.