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Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.

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  1. a. Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.
  2. adj. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  3. 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.
  4. Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome."Operose proceeding." Burke. "A very operose calculation." DeQuincey.-- Op"er*ose`ly, adv.-- Op"er*ose`ness, n.
  5. s characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort