Worksome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by work; industrious; diligent. archaic

    "—and so, through seas of blood, to Equality, Frugality, worksome Blessedness, Fraternity, and Republic of the virtues!"

  2. 2
    Laborious; work-intensive.

    "At the very beginnings of his governance time began to show how turbulent and worksome it was going to be, […]"

Synonyms

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assiduousearnesthardworkingindustriouslaborioussedulous

Example

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"—and so, through seas of blood, to Equality, Frugality, worksome Blessedness, Fraternity, and Republic of the virtues!"

Etymology

From work + -some. Cognate with German wirksam (“effective, operative, effectual”), Swedish verksam (“active, operative”), Old English weorcsum (“laborious, painful”).

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