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| Matching Terms: | | operoseness, operosity
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 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor,
opus, operis, work, labor.]
Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious;
wearisome. ``Operose proceeding.'' --Burke. ``A very operose
calculation.'' --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. --
{Op"er*ose`ness}, n.
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