Meanings
adjectiveloadsome (comparative more loadsome, superlative most loadsome)
comparative more loadsome · superlative most loadsome
- rareburdensome
Simple as they may seem, the seven basic operations we just described can prove quite loadsome.
1988, Euromicro Symposium on Microprocessing and Microprogramming, page 5131 more example
The loadsome Clog attempted Haste impedes, / And, sliding, baulks th' industrious clumsy Treads.
1770, Andrew Brice, The Mobiad; Or, Battle of the Voice, page 45
Origin
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