English Explanatory Dictionary

operose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a person: busy, industrious, or painstaking.
  2. Made with or requiring a lot of labour; painstaking, laborious.
  3. Tedious, wearisome.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒpəɹəʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operose.wav

Word forms

operose more operose most operose

Etymology

From Latin operōsus.

Derived words

operosely operoseness operosity
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