adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious. rare

   "You saw nothing in Coketown but what was severely workful."

Example

More examples

"You saw nothing in Coketown but what was severely workful."

Etymology

From Middle English workvol, from Old English weorcful (“active, industrious”), equivalent to work + -ful.

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