The road that leads to pleasure is downhill and very easy, with the result that one does not walk but is dragged along; the other which leads to self-control is uphill, toilsome no doubt but exceedingly profitable.
Source: tatoeba (6203088)
Toilsome
//ˈtɔɪlsəm//
Synonyms for "toilsome" (85 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (42)
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Synonyms
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3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
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1 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 6 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μογερός adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- ἐπίπονος adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
Bulgarian
2 entries- тежък adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- уморителен adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
Faroese
4 entries- striltin adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- strævin adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- stríggin adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- tungur adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
German
4 entries- anstrengend adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- mühsam adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- mühselig adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- schwer adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
Latin
1 entries- laboriosus adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
Spanish
2 entries- arduo adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
- laborioso adj (Requiring continuous physical effort)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’
Source: wiktionary
The whole of the interior of South Africa is, of course, one vast plateau at a considerable elevation, and all the main lines coming up from the coast have some toilsome climbing.
Source: wiktionary
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