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Definition of Operose
1. Adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. "Set a punishing pace"
Similar to: Effortful
Derivative terms: Arduousness, Hardness, Heaviness, Labor, Laboriousness, Operoseness, Toilsomeness
Definition of Operose
1. a. Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.
Definition of Operose
1. Adjective. Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Operose
1. involving great labor [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Operose
Literary usage of Operose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Light of Nature Pursued by Abraham Tucker, Henry Paulet St. John Mildmay (1831)
"are not operose, nor performed by degrees, as are all performances of man ; who
must put his materials in order one by one, and do half bis work before he ..."
2. Arthur Hugh Clough: A Monograph by Samuel Waddington (1883)
"... work at the Education Department as an examiner,—as he states in a letter to Mr.
CE Norton, ' operose nihil agendo— very operose, and very nihil too! ..."
3. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1848)
"It is represented as a great book, remarkable only for its metaphysical subtilt
y and operose demonstrations—for its refinement and comprehensiveness—and ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"operose, (çp-per-ose') a. Laborious; full of trouble and tediousness. ...
(op-per-ose'-nes) ni State of being operose. ..."
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