- operosely
- adverb see operose
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
operosely
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Operosely — Operose 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
operosely — See operose. * * * … Universalium
operosely — op·er·ose·ly … English syllables
operosely — adverb see operose … Useful english dictionary
operose — operosely, adv. operoseness, n. /op euh rohs /, adj. 1. industrious, as a person. 2. done with or involving much labor. [1660 70; < L operosus busy, active, equiv. to oper (s. of opus) work + osus OSE1] * * * … Universalium
operose — adjective Etymology: Latin operosus, from oper , opus work more at operate Date: 1662 tedious, wearisome • operosely adverb • operoseness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
operoseness — See operosely. * * * … Universalium
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