Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toilsome

/ˈtɔɪlsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: toil-some
IPA: /ˈtɔɪlsəm/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.

Example Sentences

"‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’"
"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."

Etymology

From toil + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: toil

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɔɪlsəm/

Inflected Forms

more toilsome (comparative) most toilsome (superlative) toylesome (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

toilsomely toilsomeness untoilsome

Synonyms

arduous backbreaking grueling gruelling hard heavy laborious operose punishing

Questions

How do you pronounce toilsome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔɪlsəm/.
What does toilsome mean?: Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
Where does toilsome come from?: From toil + -some.

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