Operose (Adjective)
Meaning
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her operose existence had made her determined and resolute despite being raised in difficult conditions.
- Life for the farmhand was a constant operose routine of manual labor from dawn till dusk every day.
- Their ascent of the mountain had been operose and exhaustive, but they pressed on toward the breathtaking view.
- For years the dedicated writer put in grueling operose hours researching and writing about an account of her family history.
- She expressed her gratitude towards her operose and ambitious mother who sacrificed everything to support her family.