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Definition of Troublous
1. Adjective. Full of trouble. "These are troublous times"
Definition of Troublous
1. a. Full of trouble; causing trouble.
Definition of Troublous
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Of a liquid: thick, muddy, full of sediment. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: now archaic or literary) Troubled, confused. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: now archaic or literary) Causing trouble; troublesome, vexatious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Troublous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Troublous
Literary usage of Troublous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen (1885)
"They latitude of 45 degrees or thereabout; and ' were troublous times, and required
and from the said promontory of Cape Breton, | found in Sir William ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"After various troublous experiences in connexion with the Dutch army, with the
wife of Prince William of Orange, and following upon more than one ..."
3. Works by Washington Irving (1893)
"troublous TIMES ON THE HUDSON—HOW KILLIAN VAN RENSELLAER ERECTED A FEUDAL CASTLE,
AND HOW HE INTRODUCED CLUB-LAW INTO THE PROVINCE. ..."
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