About The Word Operose
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Operose
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What's The Definition Of Operose?Synonyms | Synonyms for Operose: Related Terms | Find terms related to Operose: abstruse | arduous | assiduous | backbreaking | brutal | burdensome | complex | critical | crushing | delicate | demanding | difficile | difficult | diligent | effortful | elaborate | exacting | forced | formidable | grueling | hairy | hard | hard-earned | hard-fought | heavy | hefty | Herculean | industrious | intricate | jawbreaking | killing | knotted | knotty | labored | laborious | mean | no picnic | not easy | onerous | oppressive | painful | painstaking | punishing | rigorous | rough | rugged | sedulous | set with thorns | severe | spiny | steep | strained | strenuous | thorny | thorough | thoroughgoing | ticklish | toilsome | tough | tricky | troublesome | uphill | wearisome | wicked See Also | Operose In Webster's Dictionary \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor,
opus, operis, work, labor.]
Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious;
wearisome. ``Operose proceeding.'' --Burke. ``A very operose
calculation.'' --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. --
{Op"er*ose`ness}, n.
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