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    OPEROSE

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effortplay

    Example:

    set a punishing pace

    Synonyms:

    arduous; backbreaking; grueling; gruelling; hard; heavy; laborious; operose; punishing; toilsome

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    effortful (requiring great physical effort)

    Derivation:

    operoseness (the quality of requiring extended effort)

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