toilsomely

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adverb

In a toilsome manner.

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Meanings

adverbtoilsomely (comparative more toilsomely, superlative most toilsomely)

comparative more toilsomely · superlative most toilsomely

  1. In a toilsome manner.

    Sisyphus also I saw, with unwelcomest taskage tormented, / Toilsomely hoisting aloof, unassisted, a ponderous round stone.

    1829, William Taylor, Historic Survey of German Poetry, page 73

Origin

From toilsome + -ly.

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APA

toilsomely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toilsomely

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“toilsomely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toilsomely. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toilsomely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toilsomely.

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